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The Role of Energy Affordability in the Relationship between Poor Housing and Health Status
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Abstract Housing quality is a well-established determinant for health and its relevance has been increasing in the context of sustainable development. Prior research has emphasized the importance of adequate housing for the health and comfort of householders. However, this link is still poorly characterized ... view more
Housing quality is a well-established determinant for health and its relevance has been increasing in the context of sustainable development. Prior research has emphasized the importance of adequate housing for the health and comfort of householders. However, this link is still poorly characterized and understood regarding the vulnerable segments of the population. In this study, a mediation analysis is proposed to test and identify the role of energy affordability in the relationship between poor housing and health status. It resorts to microdata from the European Union-Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) database, focusing on the analysis of Portugal as the case study. Research findings confirm the role of energy affordability as a mediator. The research findings supported the energy efficiency as a direct pathway with protective and preventive effect for poor health, followed by energy affordability as a mediated or indirect pathway. A complementary approach that addresses energy efficiency and energy poverty should be pursued to maximize health risk reduction.... view less
Keywords
Portugal; energy; poverty; residential behavior; health status; quality of life
Classification
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
energy poverty; cold homes; perceived health status; energy efficiency; decomposition analysis; microdata; EU-SILC
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-17
Journal
Sustainability, 14 (2022) 21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114435
ISSN
2071-1050
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed