期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
印刷版ISSN：1899-5241
电子版ISSN：1899-5772
出版年度：2019
卷号：51
期号：1
页码：43-50
DOI：10.17306/J.JARD.2019.01143
出版社：Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
摘要：The purpose of this paper was to profile the socioeconomic
characteristics of household members and determine
the factors affecting households’ willingness to pay for
water and electricity in Moletji, Aganang Local Municipality.
Data was collected through key informant interviews,
group discussions and household surveys from a total of 120
households using the probability proportional to sample size
technique. The study showed that sampled households were
dissatisfied with the unreliable water and electricity services
(73%) but were willing to pay to secure reliable water and
electricity services (87%). The empirical evidence from the
ordered logit model indicates that the willingness to pay for
water and electricity was significantly influenced by gender,
number of adult equivalents, household size, total household
expenditure, employment status, total household income
above total average household income, sources of income and
connection charges. These results have policy implications for
government and other stakeholders in response to the dissatisfaction
with water and electricity supply services. For example,
research findings reinforce the need to focus on investing
in building institutions, improving access to water, electricity
and micro-credit, and create employment opportunities to
improve the overall living standards. This paper recommends
that collective action be taken by community members and
policymakers to improve access to water and electricity at
household level.
