Perception and Experiences of Energy Cost Burden of Disadvantaged Single-Person Elderly Households in Cheongju

Sung-Gu Kang; Hyo-Jung Yo; Eun-Ha Choi; Hyun-Jeong Lee

doi:10.6107/JKHA.2019.30.3.101

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Perception and Experiences of Energy Cost Burden of Disadvantaged Single-Person Elderly Households in Cheongju 청주시 취약계층 독거노인 가구의 에너지비용 부담 경험과 인식

25 June 2019. pp. 101-110

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Abstract

Energy cost increase affects energy cost burden of households, and households with limited resources are influenced even worse. Especially, the elderly are far more vulnerable to negative indoor conditions such as cold, heat, extreme temperature changes, humidity. This study was aimed to explore perception and experiences of energy costs burdens of the elderly living alone in Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, in order to make suggestions to improve their energy welfare condotion. During February and March 2018, a questionnaire survey was conducted to the elderly single-person households in Cheongju and 219 useable responses were analyzed statistically. Major findings were as follows. (1) Average income to energy cost ratio in winter time was 54.5%. (2) 89.0% were found to be ‘winter-time energy poor’ to spend 10% or more of their income for energy costs. (3) Older elderly, the elderly living in rural area or single-family detached homes, and those who were not beneficiaries of any support program of basic pension were found to have a greater chance to be winter-time energy poor than other respondents. (4) More than 83% were found to have perceived energy cost burdens in recent three years, and 69.6% had experiences to reduce essential spendings and 26.2% had to borrow money to afford energy bills.

Keywords

Energy Cost Burden

Energy Poverty

Elderly Living Alone

Questionnaire Survey

Perceived Burden

키워드

에너지비용 부담

에너지빈곤

독거노인

설문조사

부담인식

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Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
Volume : 30
No :3
Pages :101-110
Received Date : 2019-04-28
Revised Date : 2019-06-07
Accepted Date : 2019-06-07
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2019.30.3.101

Journal of the Korean Housing Association ISSN:2234-3571(Print) 2234-2257(Online) 한국주거학회논문집

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