This investigation applies a multinomial logit procedure to demonstrate decisions of fuel for cooking in Rwanda. The decisions considered are five fundamental cooking fuels: wood, charcoal, gas, lamp oil and generator; Using the...
moreThis investigation applies a multinomial logit procedure to demonstrate decisions of fuel for cooking in Rwanda. The decisions considered are five fundamental cooking fuels: wood, charcoal, gas, lamp oil and generator; Using the Integrated Household Living Condition Surveys from 2010 up to 2017 (EICVs 2010-2017) data, the study identifies the driving forces that underpin and support the household's decision of fuel for cooking and investigates the fundamental factors that decide decision of essential cooking fuel choices in Rwanda. The descriptive results showed the higher dependency on biomass cooking fuel among Rwandan households with 84.55 percent for firewood usage and 12 percent for charcoal usage for cooking and the result multinomial logit revealed that location of living arrangement, home possession, household size, type of marriage, household income level, and type of habitant play significant role in explaining the probability of cooking fuel choices within households....
