Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland
The subject of research is a phenomenon of prosumption, i.e., the intertwining of consumption and production processes, until the differences between them are blurred. When consumers produce goods and services for their use, they become prosumers. The article aimed to assess consumer behavior in ter...
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| author | Paulina Trębska Agnieszka Biernat-Jarka Marcin Wysokiński Arkadiusz Gromada Magdalena Golonko |
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| description | The subject of research is a phenomenon of prosumption, i.e., the intertwining of consumption and production processes, until the differences between them are blurred. When consumers produce goods and services for their use, they become prosumers. The article aimed to assess consumer behavior in terms of various forms of prosumer activity on the market of household-related services. The types of prosumer activity of rural households and their size were determined during the analyses. The article uses primary sources from a survey conducted among residents of rural areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland in 2017. Statistical, descriptive, and comparative methods were used. The research shows that consumers are very active in the field of prosumption, rationally running their households. The study used principal component analysis (PCA) and selected descriptive statistics. The research results showed that the services performed can be grouped into three categories, i.e., the index of basic living self-sufficiency of households, the index of renovation and repair self-sufficiency, and the index of professional self-sufficiency of farms. Consumers usually prepare meals at home and clean, iron, and wash clothes, thus reducing the costs of running a household. It is also popular to carry out repairs oneself or to carry out repairs of equipment at home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23590509e31b4e6491a61d5a9d2f1fd32023-11-23T02:20:56ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011423798610.3390/en14237986Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in PolandPaulina Trębska0Agnieszka Biernat-Jarka1Marcin Wysokiński2Arkadiusz Gromada3Magdalena Golonko4Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandThe subject of research is a phenomenon of prosumption, i.e., the intertwining of consumption and production processes, until the differences between them are blurred. When consumers produce goods and services for their use, they become prosumers. The article aimed to assess consumer behavior in terms of various forms of prosumer activity on the market of household-related services. The types of prosumer activity of rural households and their size were determined during the analyses. The article uses primary sources from a survey conducted among residents of rural areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland in 2017. Statistical, descriptive, and comparative methods were used. The research shows that consumers are very active in the field of prosumption, rationally running their households. The study used principal component analysis (PCA) and selected descriptive statistics. The research results showed that the services performed can be grouped into three categories, i.e., the index of basic living self-sufficiency of households, the index of renovation and repair self-sufficiency, and the index of professional self-sufficiency of farms. Consumers usually prepare meals at home and clean, iron, and wash clothes, thus reducing the costs of running a household. It is also popular to carry out repairs oneself or to carry out repairs of equipment at home.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7986prosumptionrural householdprincipal component analysis |
| spellingShingle | Paulina Trębska Agnieszka Biernat-Jarka Marcin Wysokiński Arkadiusz Gromada Magdalena Golonko Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland Energies prosumption rural household principal component analysis |
| title | Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland |
| title_full | Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland |
| title_fullStr | Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland |
| title_short | Prosumer Behavior Related to Running a Household in Rural Areas of the Masovian Voivodeship in Poland |
| title_sort | prosumer behavior related to running a household in rural areas of the masovian voivodeship in poland |
| topic | prosumption rural household principal component analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7986 |
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