Home energy consumption rate, familiarity, and participation in home energy assistance programs: implications for energy educators of elderly people

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7196758

Junk, V W

This study was designed to examine the factors predicting energy consumption, to determine factors affecting familiarity with assistance programs, and to determine factor affecting participation in home energy assistance programs for an elderly population. Objectives included: (1) developing an equation from discriminant functions for factors significant in predicting low or high home energy consumption rate; (2) developing an equation from discriminant function for factors significant predicting low or high awareness of home energy assistance programs; (3) developing an equation from discriminant functions for factors significant in predicting participation in home energy assistance programs; (4) determining the relation between perceived energy efficiency of the home and actual energy expenditures; (5) to develop recommendations for effective energy education programs for elderly people. Recommendations for energy educators of elderly people: (1) provide effective information on energy assistance programs to elderly people, including information that encourages accurate perceptions; (2) hold the energy information programs at a senior citizen center; (3) offer programs during the day, allowing for possible physical impairments; (4) stress the relevancy of the material; (5) stress the socialization aspect of programs; and (6) provide for hand on experience.

• Research Organization: Idaho Univ., Moscow (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7196758
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EDUCATION
ENERGY SUPPLIES
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
AGE GROUPS
AGED ADULTS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
HUMAN POPULATIONS
MINORITY GROUPS
POPULATIONS
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320105 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
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298000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Consumption & Utilization
290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology