Table 2 Determinants of the total number of utility disconnections and disconnection rate

Black population percent

0.361***

0.020***

(0.016)

(0.001)

Hispanic population percent

0.207***

0.009***

(0.010)

(0.001)

Percent of children under 5

1.505***

0.092***

(0.097)

(0.009)

Over 65%

−0.048

−0.034***

(0.032)

(0.003)

Median income per $1000

−0.079***

−0.016***

(0.008)

(0.001)

Renter percent

−0.154***

−0.013***

(0.010)

(0.001)

Total households per 1000

2.997***

(0.029)

Energy costs per $1000

1.183*

0.342***

(0.367)

(0.034)

Monthly average temperature

−0.356***

−0.037***

(0.072)

(0.007)

Protected days

−0.994***

−0.107***

(0.054)

(0.005)

PG&E

33.859***

3.085***

(0.524)

(0.047)

SoCal Edison

65.926***

6.442***

(0.525)

(0.048)

SDG&E

26.448***

2.782***

(0.942)

(0.086)

Detached single-family %

2.823

−0.356*

(2.093)

(0.192)

Attached single-family %

2.042

−0.452**

(2.093)

(0.192)

2 apartments

2.774

−0.369*

(2.098)

(0.192)

3–4 apartments

3.696*

−0.341

(2.095)

(0.192)

5–9 apartments

2.298

−0.398**

(2.092)

(0.192)

10 or more apartments

2.900

−0.353*

(2.093)

(0.192)

Mobile home or other

2.812

−0.273

(2.093)

(0.192)

House built since 2014 %

0.466***

−0.004

(0.070)

(0.006)

House built 2010–2013 %

0.653***

0.015***

(0.057)

(0.005)

House built 2000–2009 %

0.488***

0.009

(0.059)

(0.005)

House built 1980–1999 %

0.495***

0.002

(0.054)

(0.005)

House built 1960–1979 %

0.271***

−0.020***

(0.055)

(0.005)

House built 1940–1959 %

0.253***

−0.002

(0.053)

(0.005)

House built before 1939 %

0.156***

−0.007

(0.055)

(0.005)

1 room house

0.548***

0.047**

(0.207)

(0.019)

2–3 room house

0.464**

0.061***

(0.213)

(0.020)

4–5 room house

0.649***

0.088***

(0.212)

(0.019)

6–7 room house

0.706***

0.051***

(0.215)

(0.020)

8 or more room house

0.712***

0.068***

(0.211)

(0.019)

Month FE?

Yes

Yes

Year FE?

Yes

Yes

Utility FE?

Yes

Yes

Observations

51,710

51,710

R²

0.453

0.456