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ArticleThe Science of the total environment2015

Sociodemographic patterns of household water-use costs in Puerto Rico.

Xue Yu, Reza Ghasemizadeh, Ingrid Padilla, John D Meeker, Jose F Cordero, Akram Alshawabkeh

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Article in The Science of the total environment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Xue YuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Reza GhasemizadehDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Ingrid PadillaDepartment of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 00682, Puerto Rico.
John D MeekerDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Jose F CorderoUniversity of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Akram AlshawabkehDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: aalsha@coe.neu.edu.

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Research Experiences and Training Coordination CoreP42ES017198 · NIEHS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI HARRIS, SEAN M · 2010 to 2024
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NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES017198NIEHS NIH HHS P42ES017198
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Abstract

Variability of household water-use costs across different sociodemographic groups in Puerto Rico is evaluated using census microdata from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS). Multivariate analyses such as multiple linear regression (MLR) and factor analysis (FA) are used to classify, extract and interpret the household water-use costs. The FA results suggest two principal varifactors in explaining the variability of household water-use costs (64% in 2000 and 50% in 2010), which are grouped into a soft coefficient (social, economic and demographic characteristics of household residents, i.e., age, size, income, education) and a hard coefficient (dwelling conditions, i.e., number of rooms, units in the building, building age). The demographic profile of a high water-use household in Puerto Rico tends to be that of renters, people who live in larger or older buildings, people living in metro areas, or those with higher education level and higher income. The findings and discussions from this study will help decision makers to plan holistic and integrated water management to achieve water sustainability.

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DemographyEnvironmental PolicyFemaleHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisPuerto RicoSocioeconomic FactorsWater ResourcesWater SupplyFactor analysisHousehold water-use costsIPUMSPuerto Rico (USA)Sociodemographic

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