OFF-GRID SOLAR FOR LAKE VICTORIA ISLANDS; ENERGY DEMAND FOR COOKING IN HOUSEHOLDS

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General Overview [All Islands]

Description	Results
Interview period	24-Aug-2022 to 26-Aug-2022
Total number of Respondents	537 (Male:257 Female:280)
Number of Parishes	5
Average age of respondents	35.56 "Min:15.00 Max:80.00)
Average household size (number of people living in the household)	4.06 "Min:1.00 Max:20.00)

b5.1. What is the most common energy source used by your household for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Firewood	104	19.37
02	Charcoal	419	78.03
04	Kerosene	1	0.19
95	Other	2	0.37
96	None	11	2.05
	Overall	537	100.00

b5.2. What gadgets does your household use for cooking (using firewood)? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Traditional 3 stone fire	97	92.38
03	Improved biomass without chimney stove	2	1.90
04	Biomass stove with smoke hood	5	4.76
95	Other	1	0.95
	Overall	105	100.00

b5.3. What time do you use to prepare a meal (lunch or supper) while using firewood? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 1 hour	16	15.38
02	1 hour	30	28.85
03	2 hours	46	44.23
04	3 hours	8	7.69
05	4 hours	4	3.85
	Overall	104	100.00

b5.4. How many bundles of firewood do you use in a month? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 10 bundles	26	25.00
02	10 bundles	24	23.08
03	20 bundles	31	29.81
04	30 bundles	15	14.42
05	40 bundles	4	3.85
06	50 bundles	2	1.92
07	60 bundles	1	0.96
08	More than 60 bundles	1	0.96
	Overall	104	100.00

b5.5. How do you obtain the firewood your household uses for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Gather	47	45.19
02	Purchase	52	50.00
03	Gather and purchase	5	4.81
	Overall	104	100.00

b5.6. How much do you spend on buying firewood in a month, if you purchase? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than UGX 5000 (EUR 1.3)	10	17.54
02	UGX 10,000-30,000 (EUR 2.6-7.7)	20	35.09
03	UGX 35,000-49,900 (EUR 9.0-12.9)	14	24.56
04	UGX 50,000-99,900 (EUR 12.9-25.8)	11	19.30
05	More than UGX 100,000 (EUR 25.8)	2	3.51
	Overall	57	100.00

b5.7. What percentage of your household monthly income is spent on purchasing firewood? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 5%	13	22.81
02	6-10%	18	31.58
03	11-16%	4	7.02
04	17-22%	8	14.04
05	More than 22%	14	24.56
	Overall	57	100.00

b5.8. How many hours do you spend while collecting firewood if you gather firewood? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 1 hour	7	13.46
02	1 hour	16	30.77
03	2 hours	15	28.85
04	3 hours	8	15.38
05	4 hours	5	9.62
06	5 hours	1	1.92
	Overall	52	100.00

b5.9. Who collects firewood used in your household? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Young female household members	23	28.75
02	Young male households members	13	16.25
03	Adult female household members	33	41.25
04	Adult male household members	7	8.75
05	Other female (non-household members)	1	1.25
06	Other male (non-household members)	3	3.75
	Overall	80	100.00

b5.10. Do you think firewood adequately meets your cooking demands? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Very adequate	7	6.73
02	Adequate	28	26.92
03	Inadequate	56	53.85
04	Very inadequate	13	12.50
	Overall	104	100.00

b5.11. What prevents you from changing your cooking source if firewood is not adequate? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lack of better energy sources	22	22.92
02	Lack of money	45	46.88
03	Lack of a cheaper option	28	29.17
95	Other	1	1.04
	Overall	96	100.00

b6.1. What do you use for cooking when using charcoal? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Traditional metal charcoal stove	105	24.19
02	Improved metal charcoal stove	33	7.60
03	Clay charcoal stove	294	67.74
95	Other	2	0.46
	Overall	434	100.00

b6.2. What time do you use to prepare a meal (lunch or supper) while using charcoal? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 1 hour	36	8.59
02	1 hour	99	23.63
03	2 hours	180	42.96
04	3 hours	77	18.38
05	4 hours	17	4.06
06	5 hours	4	0.95
07	More than 5 hours	6	1.43
	Overall	419	100.00

b6.3. How many bags of charcoal do you use for cooking in a month? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than half bag	25	5.97
02	Half a bag	48	11.46
03	1 bag	220	52.51
04	2 bags	102	24.34
05	3 bags	13	3.10
06	More than 3 bags	11	2.63
	Overall	419	100.00

b6.4. How do you obtain the charcoal your household uses for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household makes	6	1.43
02	Purchase	412	98.33
03	Household makes and purchase	1	0.24
	Overall	419	100.00

b6.5. How much do you spend on buying charcoal in a month? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than UGX 10,000 (EUR 2.6)	20	4.84
02	UGX 10,000-49,000 (EUR 2.6-12.6)	252	61.02
03	UGX 50,000-70,000 (EUR 12.9-18.0)	71	17.19
04	More than UGX 70,000 (EUR 18.0)	70	16.95
	Overall	413	100.00

b6.7. Do you think charcoal adequately meets your cooking demands? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Very adequate	18	4.30
02	Adequate	129	30.79
03	Inadequate	217	51.79
04	Very inadequate	55	13.13
	Overall	419	100.00

b6.8. What prevents you from changing your cooking source if charcoal is not adequate? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lack of better energy sources	150	41.55
02	Lack of money	120	33.24
03	Lack of a cheaper option	91	25.21
	Overall	361	100.00

b7.1. What time do you use to prepare a meal (lunch or supper) while using briquettes? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b7.2. How many bags of briquettes do you use in a month for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b7.3. How do you obtain the briquettes your household uses for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b7.4. How much do you spend on buying briquettes you use for cooking in a month? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b7.6. Do you think briquettes adequately meets your cooking demands? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b7.7. What prevents you from changing your cooking source if briquettes are not adequate? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

b8.1. What time do you use to prepare a meal (lunch or supper) while using Kerosene? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 1 hour	1	100.00
	Overall	1	100.00

b8.2. How many litters of Kerosene do you use in a month for cooking? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	1-5 liters	1	100.00
	Overall	1	100.00

b8 3. How much do you spend on buying Kerosene for cooking in a month? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	UGX 10,000-20,000 (EUR 2.6-5.2)	1	100.00
	Overall	1	100.00

b8.5. Do you think Kerosene adequately meets your cooking demands? [All Islands]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
03	Inadequate	1	100.00
	Overall	1	100.00

b8.6. What prevents you from changing your cooking source if Kerosene is inadequate? [All Islands]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Lack of money	1	100.00
	Overall	1	100.00