A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 6 Variables studied in the literature as it is presented in the “Literature review” section and variables that are analyzed in this study
From: Determinants of household electricity consumption in Greece: a statistical analysis
a/a | Variable | Studies that consider the variable | This study considers the variable |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Number of occupants | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Sanquist et al., 2012; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; Tewathia, 2014; Sardianou, 2007 | âś“ |
2 | Number/ Presence of children | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016 | âś“ |
3 | Number/Presence of teenagers | âś“ | |
4 | Number/Presence of adults | McLoughlin et al., 2012 | âś“ |
5 | Number/Presence of elderly people (over 65 years old) | McLoughlin et al., 2012; Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011 | âś“ |
6 | Age of Household Reference Person (HRP) | McLoughlin et al., 2012; Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; Sardianou, 2007; | âś“ |
7 | Age of children | Ndiaye and Gabriel (2011) | âś“ |
8 | Gender of Household Reference Person | âś“ | |
9 | Marital status of occupants | Sardianou, 2007 | âś“ |
10 | Employment status of HRP | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
11 | Hours of occupancy (or number of occupants work or stay at home) | Bedir et al., 2013; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; Polemis & Dagoumas, 2013 | âś“ |
12 | Time spend outside/inside home | âś“ | |
13 | Education level of HRP | Bedir et al., 2013; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; Tewathia, 2014; Sardianou, 2007 | âś“ |
14 | Social classification of HRP | McLoughlin et al., 2012 | |
15 | Family type | Wiesmann et al., 2011; McLoughlin et al., 2012; Brounen et al., 2012 | âś“ |
16 | Fraction of females in household | Brounen et al., 2012 | |
17 | Occupied by foreign-born | ||
18 | Income | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Halicioglu, 2007; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; Tewathia, 2014; Donatos & Mergos, 1991; Hondroyiannis, 2004; Sardianou, 2007 | âś“ |
19 | Dwelling type | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Bedir et al., 2013; McLoughlin et al., 2012; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | âś“ |
20 | Dwelling age | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Brounen et al., 2012; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Sanquist et al., 2012; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011; | |
21 | Dwellings per building or Dwellings density | Wiesmann et al., 2011 | |
22 | Dwelling size | Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016; Tewathia, 2014 | âś“ |
23 | Number of rooms | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Sardianou, 2007 | âś“ |
24 | Number of bedrooms | McLoughlin et al., 2012; Bedir et al., 2013; Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016 | âś“ |
25 | Number of study rooms | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
26 | Dwelling floor (in case of apartment building) | âś“ | |
27 | Heating system | Bedir et al., 2013; Brounen et al., 2012; Gram-Hanssen, 2011; Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | âś“ |
28 | Heating system efficiency | Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | |
29 | Hours of heating per day | âś“ | |
30 | Presence of secondary heater appliances | âś“ | |
31 | Age of the heating system | Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | |
32 | Type of air conditioning system | ||
33 | Presence of air conditioning system | Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | âś“ |
34 | Age of the air conditioning system | Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | |
35 | Hours of cooling per day | âś“ | |
36 | Rented/owner occupied | âś“ | |
37 | Years of residence in the same house | ||
38 | Maintenace interior or exterior / Insulation quality | Brounen et al., 2012 | |
39 | Heating degrees-days | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Sanquist et al., 2012; Donatos & Mergos, 1991; Polemis & Dagoumas, 2013 | âś“ |
40 | Cooling degrees-days | Wiesmann et al., 2011; Sanquist et al., 2012; Polemis & Dagoumas, 2013 | âś“ |
41 | Temperature | Hondroyiannis, 2004 | |
42 | Number of hours windows were open in the dwelling | Esmaeilimoakher et al., 2016 | |
43 | Average number of weeks of vacation taken away from the house each year (or summer/winder holidays) | Ndiaye & Gabriel, 2011 | âś“ |
44 | Household awareness (The education level of the head of the household is used as a proxy for household awareness) | Tewathia, 2014 | |
45 | Place/Location | ||
46 | Electricity price | Halicioglu, 2007; Donatos & Mergos, 1991; Hondroyiannis, 2004; Polemis & Dagoumas, 2013; Sardianou, 2007 | |
47 | Electricity tariff (can take two values: (1) single tariff consumption—one daytime and evening rate on weekdays and weekends, and (2) double tariff consumption—two different rates, one for during the day and another for evenings, nights and weekends) | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
48 | Price of diesel or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) or light fuel | ||
49 | Gross domestic product (GDP) | Polemis & Dagoumas, 2013 | |
50 | Price of electrical appliances | Donatos & Mergos, 1991 | |
51 | Gas consumption, yearly | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
52 | Number of appliances and number of appliances per group | ||
53 | Lights (hours per day light bulbs are on/type) or Leave lights on in unoccupied room | âś“ | |
54 | Use of appliances (Total use of electrical appliances in a day (in hours)) | Tewathia, 2014 | |
55 | Number of light bulbs | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
56 | Computer (number, use) | Sanquist et al., 2012 | |
57 | TV (number) | Sanquist et al., 2012 | |
58 | Electric oven (use) | Sanquist et al., 2012 | |
59 | Dishwasher (use) | ||
60 | Washing machine (use) | ||
61 | Tumble dryer (use) | ||
62 | Number of showers | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
63 | Duration of showers | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
64 | Ventilation system | Bedir et al., 2013 | |
65 | Water heating type(electric/no electric) | McLoughlin et al., 2012 | |
66 | Cooking type (electric/ no electric) | McLoughlin et al., 2012 | |
67 | Efficiency (HoH who believe they can cut electricity consumption by x%) | McLoughlin et al., 2012 | |
68 | Number of ceiling fans | Sanquist et al., 2012 | |
69 | Cooled area | Sanquist et al., 2012 |