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Social Capital and Household Electricity Consumption in Croatia : A Regional Perspective

The paper aims to explore the relationship between relative per capita household electricity consumption and social capital variables in 21 Croatian NUTS-3 regions in order to gain a deeper understanding of social influences on electricity consumption behavior of the household sector. Thereby, social capital is defined as a multidimensional construct composed of social trust, participation and civism. The results obtained by using the stepwise regression method indicate that the perception of civism, i.e., the perceived absence of opportunistic, predatory behavior by fellow citizens, represents a strong direct predictor of relative per capita household electricity consumption across social capital dimension variables. Other particular social capital dimensions and subdimensions play a statistically insignificant role in the regression effect. The obtained results are briefly discussed in the context of social study findings aimed at encouraging energy efficiency and sustainable behavior of households.

household ; electricity consumption ; social capital ; Croatia

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