Consumer Economics of Property Tax Policy for Senior Citizens: Needs Assessment Phase

Abstract

Property tax relief is a very high priority for senior citizens. This study reports the results of a needs assessment designed to identify the needs of senior citizens that relate to the property tax and property tax policy. This needs assessment was the first phase of a federally funded program designed to develop and test consumer education materials to prepare senior citizens for participation in the state and local decision making process involved in the development and implementation of real property tax policy.

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Kathleen Browne Ittig

Kathleen Browne Ittig is Assistant Professor of Home Economics in the Department of Urban Education, University College, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Barbara Brandi Spencer

Barbara Brandi Spencer is Assistant Professor of Adult Education, Department of Higher and Adult Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York.