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Energy-related attitudes and behavior of the poor and the elderly: highlight report. Volume XIII

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7197953

This report is part of a series of studies dealing with general public behavior and attitudes towards energy conservation. Specifically, this study concentrates on energy-related attitudes and behavior of the poor and the elderly, and is divided into three parts: major problems in the U.S. and how they affect the poor and the elderly; plans for 1974 income tax rebates; and tradeoffs: pollution vs. price. Those people interviewed for the study include people whose family incomes are under $10,000, and people 50 years of age and older. Items included in the interviews are: problems facing the U.S. today, such as rising unemployment, inflation, energy shortage; looking ahead at the problem of unemployment; impact of inflation; the Federal government: spend or economize; trend in perceived impact of inflation; anticipated consumer price fluctuation; potential of income to keep pace with prices; fuels used in households; perceived and projected increases in prices of fuels; attitudes toward selling food to other nations; and ways to spend tax rebates. (GRA)

Research Organization:
Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, N.J. (USA); Opinion Research Corp., North Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540
OSTI ID:
7197953
Report Number(s):
PB-244990; FEA/D-75/513
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English