Surviving a Shut-Off: US Households at Greatest Risk of Utility Disconnections and How They Cope
Surviving a Shut-Off: US Households at Greatest Risk of Utility Disconnections and How They Cope
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DOI：
10.1177/00027642211013401
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发表时间：
2021-05-08
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Laird, Jennifer
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作者：
Hernandez, Diana;Laird, Jennifer
这是第一个已知的研究，以估计家庭特征和应对行为与公用事业断开在美国。我们利用了美国能源信息署管理的住宅能源消费调查中提供的断开措施。使用2015年的面板，我们分析了断开连接通知的流行程度，断开服务以及相关的应对策略，包括：放弃基本必需品，保持不健康的家庭温度，以及接受能源援助。调查结果显示，2015年，近15%的美国家庭收到了断开连接的通知，3%的家庭（超过300万个家庭）经历了服务断开。我们的研究结果进一步表明，更多的家庭放弃了基本的必需品，而不是保持不健康的温度或接受能源援助，尽管许多家庭使用了一系列策略来预防或应对断开连接的威胁或经历。我们讨论了未来的研究对物质困难，生存策略和贫困的健康影响的影响。
This is the first known study to estimate household characteristics and coping behaviors associated with utility disconnections in the United States. We capitalize on a measure of disconnections available in the Residential Energy Consumption Survey that is administered by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Using the 2015 panel, we analyzed the prevalence of disconnection notices, disconnection of services, and related coping strategies, including: forgoing basic necessities, maintaining an unhealthy home temperature, and receiving energy assistance. Findings indicate that nearly 15% of U.S. households received a disconnection notice and 3%-more than three million households-experienced a service disconnection in 2015. Our results further demonstrate that more households resorted to forgoing basic necessities than maintaining an unhealthy temperature or receiving energy assistance, though many families used a combination of strategies to prevent or respond to the threat or experience of being disconnected. We discuss implications for future research on material hardships, survival strategies, and the health impacts of poverty.