Household Items Helping to Alleviate Poverty in North Carolina ShelterBuchananWhitlock, Emmilie
25,26 A representative sample of 1420 children aged 9, 11, and 13 years at intake was recruited from 11 counties in western North Carolina. Potential participants were selected from the population of some 20 000 children, using a household equal probability, accelerated cohort design.27 Over ...
but not quality of life. How one combines quantity and quality in some index of “life satisfaction” is a matter of morals rather than economics, so it is not surprising that most economists stick to their quantitative measures
Ethnic diversity, energy poverty and the mediating role of trust: Evidence from household panel data for Australia1 2020, Energy Economics Show abstract Assessing the extent and intensity of energy poverty using Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index: Empirical evidence from households in India 2017, Ener...
Charles T. Nelson, Assistant Division Chief for Income, Poverty, and Health Statistics, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, provided overall direction. David Nguyen and John Dinh, Demographic Surveys Division, processed the Current Population Survey 2002 and 2003 Annual Social and ...
Electric heating 1 if the household uses electricity for heating Gas heating 2 if the household uses gas for heating Oil or solid fuels heating 3 if the household uses oil or solid fuels (coal) for heating* Explanatory variables Energy poverty index 1 if the household is energy poor; 0 othe...
Individual and household characteristics are also important in the decision-making processes on the choice of healthcare providers. “I was still worried about my wife. She had already undergone KA treatment three times –once in the hospital in India for 15 days, again for seven days in the ...
supported by its advanced energy infrastructure and strong welfare systems, has implemented effective strategies that have largely mitigated energy poverty, though challenges persist for low-income households, especially in rural areas. The article delves into the definitions, drivers, and alleviation strate...
The Social Status Index (SSI) is one of the early indexes developed to measure gentrification [154]. It measures the household status change by adopting a simple correlation model to analyze employment and education [153]. Ley (1986) [154] tested 35 factors for four hypotheses to explain the...
In situations where the structural fabric of the building, housing tenure and other legal obstacles do not allow for switching to a more suitable heating system, the household affected by the situation may find itself suffering from inadequate energy services even if it is otherwise able to afford...