Study on the Influence of Household Heterogeneity Factors on the Energy Use Behavior of Urban Residents

This paper adopted the approaches of questionnaires and interviews with 705 urban residents in Dalian and Shenyang to explore the impact of the household heterogeneity factors on energy use behavior (EUB) of urban residents. The results showed that: variables including number of the household members, household type, household income, having elderly or not, gender and age correlated with EUB significantly. The study also found that the elderly had a significant positive impact on household energy conservation. Household income showed the polarized differences on EUB. EUB of female residents and young residents were more reasonable and low-carbon.