Project monitor. Final report. [Allegheny County, PA]

Technical Report · Fri Apr 27 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5764693· OSTI ID:5764693

Hammond, P Y; Beck, P; Doctors, S I

Results are reported of a study of consumers' energy attitudes and behavior. Household consumers and small business consumers (both retail and manufacturing) responded to the survey, but only the household results are reported. The study sought to understand energy-related behavior at the level where the various components of energy policy intersect. Attempts are made to attain this goal by determining the extent to which various properties of the individuals and firms are associated with various amounts of conservation. A representative sample of the adult population in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was interviewed. Part I introduces the measures of household conservation to be used in the survey. Part II analyzes each of the types of energy conservation - general, winterization, heating, cooling, appliance, transportation, and electricity reductions - and relates them to demographic, situation, attitudinal, and perceptual variables in the household sample. Part III deals with the impacts of Project Pacesetter and the United Mine Workers' strike against the coal operators - particularly, the impact of the coal strike on household residents of Allegheny County. Part IV summarizes the findings and uses them for recommendations regarding energy conservation policy. Additional data are presented in 4 appendices. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Pittsburgh Univ., PA (USA). Research Inst. for Energy Policy
• OSTI ID: 5764693
• Report Number(s): DSE-8702-T2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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