Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L.

ABSTRACT

The study analyzed the determinants of market access to LPG use among urban households in Abia State, Nigeria. The objectives is to: Measure the effect of income on market access of LPG, evaluate the impact of price to availability to market access ofLPG, determine the influences of product availability of LPG and identify the preference pattern of selected cooking energy sources outside LPG. The study was done in the urban areas of Abia State. In this case, two urban areas of Aba and Umuahia were chosen, after which 120 households were selected from each these areas, making a total of 240 households. Objectives were analyzed using descriptive statistics and probit regression model. The results showed that income, price and availability were all significant in accessing the LPG products. Major constraints to access were cost of starting and explosion. It was also observed that kerosene was the major preferred cooking energy in urban area. The study recommends that price of LPG should be made affordable and product iiiginy avaiiauic. Aisu safety and public sensitization campaigns wL~tdd be organized to educate the households on the use ofLPG.