Factors that Influence Energy-Conservation Alterations in Oregon Households

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relative contributions of factors influencing energy-conservation alterations by Oregon households. Data from the longitudinal survey conducted by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Committee (W-159) in 1981 and 1983 are analyzed by path analysis. Plans to improve the energy efficiency of the dwellings lead to both energy-efficient improvement behaviors and energy-curtailment behaviors. However, plans to curtail energy use lead only to curtailment behavior. Belief in the seriousness of the energy problem does not lead to alteration or curtailment of energy usage.

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Karen J. A. Johnson-Carroll

Karen J. A. Johnson-Carroll completed this research for her doctoral dissertation. Jeanette A. Brandt is Associate Professor and Geraldine I. Olson is Associate Professor and Department Head, Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Data for this study were provided by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project (W-159): “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, which was partly funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. This is Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper #7662.

Jeanette A. Brandt

Karen J. A. Johnson-Carroll completed this research for her doctoral dissertation. Jeanette A. Brandt is Associate Professor and Geraldine I. Olson is Associate Professor and Department Head, Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Data for this study were provided by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project (W-159): “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, which was partly funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. This is Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper #7662.

Geraldine I. Olson

Karen J. A. Johnson-Carroll completed this research for her doctoral dissertation. Jeanette A. Brandt is Associate Professor and Geraldine I. Olson is Associate Professor and Department Head, Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Data for this study were provided by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project (W-159): “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, which was partly funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. This is Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper #7662.