Factors affecting electricity saving behavior of households in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province


Authors

  • Dang Trung Tuyen VNU University of Economics and Business
  • Nguyen Thi Hong International Training and Cooperation Institute, East Asia University of Technology
  • Pham Minh Anh VNU University of Economics and Business
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57110/jebvn.v4i1.282

Keywords:

Behavior, electricity-saving, housedhold, SEM model, Uong Bi

Abstract

Using survey data from 257 households in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province, through SEM linear structural model analysis, the study discovered three factors that have a positive impact on households’ electricity saving behavior, including attitude, perception of responsibility, and education and communication. Among these, perception of responsibility has the highest influence coefficient. The only factor that has a negative impact on the intention to save electricity is habit. Saving intention positively affects electricity-saving behavior. The research results are consistent with the reality of households in Uong Bi city today. State agencies and authorities therefore can promote propaganda and widespread dissemination of knowledge on economical and efficient use of electricity in different forms to raise awareness of the responsibility of people and households in the area.

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Dang Trung Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Hong, & Pham Minh Anh. (2024). Factors affecting electricity saving behavior of households in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province . VNU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, 4(1), 88. https://doi.org/10.57110/jebvn.v4i1.282

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