| Autor: |
Sunday IBRAHIM, John UKWENYA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies, Vol 11, Iss 21, Pp 47-61 (2012) |
| ISSN: |
1583-1078 |
| Popis: |
An assessment of the available sources of energy in selected rural areas of Benue State, Nigeria was undertaken with a view to evaluate their consumption pattern. Systematic random sampling was used to sample 144 households. Well structured questionnaire and measuring equipments were used to obtain our data. The analysis on age, energy resources in the selected areas and consumption pattern were based on descriptive statistics. Analysis to determine effect of income and household size on quantities of fuel usage was done using models of regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings revealed that 92.4 % of the respondents were above 50 years old on average and about 37 % had a household size of 11 members. The rural populace rely more on fuel wood as their sources of energy. The estimated average daily fuel wood and kerosene consumption per household ranged between 9–20 kg and 0.02 - 0.1 litres respectively. The average annual income of the respondents range between 270 – 800 US dollar (#40,000 - #120,000 Nigeria currency), which shows that majority of these rural populace lives below poverty line. The correlation coefficients between household size and quantities of fuel wood and kerosene consumed by respondents are 0.914 and 0.812 respectively so their relationships are statistically significant at 5 % probability level. Relationships between their household income and quantities of kerosene and fuel wood used have correlation coefficients of 0.107 and 0.109 respectively, which are not statistically significant at 5 % probability level. Solar energy systems need be developed for use in the rural areas for efficient resources management and utilization. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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