Energy consumption and attitudes of the poor and elderly. Highlight report. Volume IV

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:7246664

Rappeport, M; Labaw, P

A report is given as part of a series of studies dealing with general public behavior and attitudes towards energy conservation. It concentrates on energy consumption and attitudes of the poor and elderly, and includes respondents aged 50 or over, those having under $7,000 family income, and those who are 50 and over with incomes under $7,000. Survey questions included the following elements: seriousness of the energy shortage; length and severity of the energy shortage; real vs. contrived energy shortage; personal conservation efforts and their impact on total consumption of energy; attitudes toward specific government policies; changes in shopping habits as a result of inflation; cash payments vs. charging; means of transportation; and personal effects of the energy shortage.

• Research Organization: Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, N.J. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7246664
• Report Number(s): PB-244982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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Consumption
& Utilization
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SHORTAGES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
POPULATIONS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS