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Abstract
This paper is based on information from a study examining energy policies in the western United States. It describes how older Americans, in a two-year period, changed their attitudes regarding energy conservation. It also reports how those changing attitudes are reflected in household expenditure patterns. The findings indicate that future cutbacks for energy conservation purposes may be made in the older Americans’ behavior rather than in the physical structure of their homes.
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Donna R. Lams
Donna R. lams is Associate Professor, Mari S. Wilhelm is Associate Professor, and Cheryl Zimmer was a Graduate student in the Division of Consumer Studies, School of Family and Consumer Resources, College of Agriculture, the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. This paper is part of AES Western Regional Research Project W-159, “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Mari S. Wilhelm
Donna R. lams is Associate Professor, Mari S. Wilhelm is Associate Professor, and Cheryl Zimmer was a Graduate student in the Division of Consumer Studies, School of Family and Consumer Resources, College of Agriculture, the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. This paper is part of AES Western Regional Research Project W-159, “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Cheryl Zimmer
Donna R. lams is Associate Professor, Mari S. Wilhelm is Associate Professor, and Cheryl Zimmer was a Graduate student in the Division of Consumer Studies, School of Family and Consumer Resources, College of Agriculture, the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. This paper is part of AES Western Regional Research Project W-159, “Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households”, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona, Tucson.