ECR presentation by Grzegorz Libor

1. Fuel poverty in postindustrial
regions on the example of Silesian
voivodeship
dr Grzegorz Libor
University of Silesia in Katowice

2. Sex
Total
Women Men
Bytom 80 41 121
Katowice 81 45 126
Total 161 86 247
WHO TOOK PART IN
THE RESEARCH?
% of households in fuel poverty in Bytom = 62,9 %
(10% definition of fuel poverty, N=86)
% of households in fuel poverty in Katowice = 55,3%
(10% definition of fuel poverty, N=65)

3. Consumers’ behaviours
I turn off lights whenever
I leave a room in % Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=112) 43 57 100
Katowice (N=127) 17 83 100
I unplug my chargers in %
Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=112) 85 15 100
Katowice (N=127) 41 59 100
I use power strips in %
Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=112) 100 0 100
Katowice (N=127) 80 20 100
χ² 18,736
p 0
df 1
V 0,28
χ² 48,393
p 0
df 1
V 0,45
χ² 25,728
p 0
df 1
V 0,328

4. Consumers’ behaviours
I run the washing machine,
dishwasher only when
they are full in % Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=112) 90 10 100
Katowice (N=127) 75 25 100
I use energy-saving
bulbs in % Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=112) 80 20 100
Katowice (N=127) 43 57 100
χ² 9,536
p 0,002
df 1
V 0,2
χ² 35,578
p 0
df 1
V 0,386

5. Method of payment
Electronic transfer as
prepayment in % Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=118) 71 29 100
Katowice (N=125) 96 4 100
χ² 27,738
p 0
df 1
V 0,338
Type of household according to
professional activity? (in %)
Total
Retired
Working
without
unemployed
person
Working
with
unemployed
person
Unemployed
Bytom
(N=122)
27 35 35 3 100
Katowice
(N=123)
24 67 8 1 100
χ² 35,098
p 0
df 4
V 0,378
Domestic situation

6. Domestic situation
Construction date of residential building? (in %)
Total
Before 1945 1945-1979 1980-1989 After 1990
Bytom
(N=107)
2 53 40 5 100
Katowice
(N=107)
0 22 55 22 100
χ² 30,403
p 0
df 3
V 0,377
How do you assess the standard of your
apartment? (in %) Total
High Average Low Hard to say
Bytom (N=121) 22 69 3 5 100
Katowice (N=127) 33 47 4 16 100
χ² 14,816
p 0,005
df 4
V 0,244
How do you assess the health situation of your
household? (in %) Total
Good Satisfactory Bad Hard to say
Bytom (N=121) 84 15 2 0 100
Katowice (N=125) 57 26 7 10 100
χ² 27,466
p 0
df 4
V 0,334

7. Switching energy supplier
Would you be willing to switch
energy supplier? (in %) Total
No Yes Hard to say
Bytom (N=121) 10 40 50 100
Katowice (N=127) 52 23 26 100
Did you consider to switch
energy supplier? (in %) Total
No Yes
Bytom (N=121) 93 7 100
Katowice (N=127) 86 14 100
χ² 56,215
p 0
df 4
V 0,476
χ² 3,775
p 0,052
df 1
V 0,123

8. Thank you
grzegorz.libor@us.edu.pl