Demographic determinants of Canada’s households’ adoption of energy efficiency measures: Observations from the Households and Environment Survey, 2013
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Population; Energy consumption; Consumer behaviorAbstract
In addition to a growing and aging population, Canada has experienced large shifts in its residential sector. There are
more households, homes are larger with less people in them, and there are more appliances per household, all of
which contribute to increased energy consumption. The present work explores the demographic determinants of
residential energy efficiency adoption using the 2013 Households and Environment Survey. With binary logistic
regressions, we predicted the odds of households adopting three energy-efficient actions: energy-saving lights,
programmable thermostats, and changes to a dwelling following an energy audit. Although it was found that
Canadian households are participating in energy efficiency, not all groups are participating equally. Similar to
previous research, seniors appear to be more inclined to adopt less challenging measures such as energy-saving
lights, as opposed to more intensive dwelling upgrades. Additionally, levels of education and income were
positively related to the adoption of energy efficiency measures. However, the results showed household income to
be less of a contributing factor for decisions regarding dwelling changes compared to the financial incentives offered
via government grants. The results suggest a need to increase energy efficiency education and to continue offering
financial incentives as the country increases its residential energy efficiency.
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Energy Efficiency. The final authenticated
version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12053-017-9578-4.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12053-017-9578-4http://hdl.handle.net/10613/5474
http://dx.doi.org/10.25316/IR-421
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