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Table 6.7 Correlation matrix of per capita income and different variables in the study area
Variable
Per
capita
income
Household
carbon
footprint
Per capita
carbon
footprint
Car
ownership
Air
conditioner
ownership
Use of
water
heater
Use of
washing
machine
Average
household
energy
Per capita
energy
Per capita
electricity
consumption
Literate
Use of
solar
energy
Per capita income
1
Household carbon
footprint (CO
2 e)
0.87*
1
Per capita carbon
footprint (CO
2 e)
0.87*
0.90*
1
Car ownership
0.83*
0.84*
0.72
1
Air conditioner
ownership
0.78
0.92**
0.76
0.95**
1
Use of water heater
0.17
0.34
0.40
0.56
0.56
1
Use of washing
machine
0.79
0.77
0.89*
0.80
0.74
0.64
1
Average household
energy (koe)
0.84*
0.95**
0.94**
0.68
0.80
0.25
0.71
1
Per capita energy (koe) 0.89*
0.88*
1.00**
0.70
0.73
0.34
0.87*
0.93**
1
Per capita energy
expenditure
0.91*
0.88*
0.99**
0.68
0.70
0.26
0.86*
0.93**
0.99**
Per capita electricity
consumption (koe)
0.90*
0.77
0.92**
0.71
0.64
0.33
0.93**
0.77
0.93**
1
Literate
0.86*
0.94*
0.96**
0.69
0.80
0.27
0.76
1.00**
0.96**
0.81*
1
Use of solar energy
−0.87* −0.65
−0.76
−0.46
−0.40
0.21
−0.61
−0.71
−0.80
−0.85*
−0.74
1
Source: field survey, 2018
CO
2 e CO
2 equivalent, koe kilograms
of oil equivalent, tCO
2 e tonnes
of CO
2 equivalent
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
Rukhsana and Md. F. Molla