PeopleSuN Survey Data

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Within PeopleSuN, WP 2 provides quantitative survey data from 225 electrified non-urban villages across three Nigerian geopolitical zones as well as qualitative survey data from 8 electrified non-urban villages. Household and enterprise surveys were conducted.

The goals of the household survey are to

1. Determining electricity consumption and expenditure and how it relates to electricity supply, and to
2. Testing household preferences for appliances, electricity hour capacity, source and billing methods.

The goals of the enterprise surveys are to

1. Defining typical enterprise types across non-urban Nigeria and develop improved estimates on their electricity needs, linking this with wealth and other factors, and to
2. Testing enterprise preferences for appliances, electricity hours, capacity, source and billing methods.

The goals of the qualitative surveys are to

1. Understanding which electric appliances are perceived as necessary for household wellbeing
2. Understanding the socio-cultural values and norms related to use of electric appliances
3. Understanding differences and similarities in values and preferences across population sub-groups (e.g. by gender)

The dataset includes answers from 3,599 households and 1,122 enterprises. It is freely available on Harvard Dataverse for all with attribution “RLI-PeopleSuN Energy Audits (RLI-PSN): Household and enterprise energy supply, use and preference data from rural Nigeria”.