title: The impact of rural electrification on households a study is indicated by level of living and satisfaction with living conditions.
abstract: This part of the study is concerned to examine the direct effects of rural electrification on Social and economical conditions of rural households in selected villages in Beheira Governorate. This part aims at achieving many objectives. The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of electrification on the socio-economic status of household heads which is indicated by many variables. This paper concentrates on the effect of level of living and satisfaction with living conditions. The analysis of the data show that users of electricity are considerably better off than the non-users with regard to their socio-economic status and living conditions. Generally, electricity users expressed higher level of satisfaction with their living conditions when compared with the other two categories. Also, a higher percentage of users felt that their living conditions were better than they were in the past. Mainly, the socio-economic status and living conditions of household heads as measured by different variables appear to be strongly associated with using electricity which resulted in a greater level of satisfaction with their life situation.
authors.affiliation: U.A.E. University, College of Education.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D004534:Egypt; D004560:Electricity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires