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The American Energy Consumer

A 1975 report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation in which the authors offer a broad view of energy lifestyles in America and show the correlations that exist between levels of energy usage and the socioeconomic characteristics of individual households.

Newman, Dorothy K.; Day, Dawn
1975
324 pages

Contents
List Of Figures and Exhibits
List Of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Profile of the Study; Highlights; Some Next Steps
Chapter One Household Energy—Past and Present: From Footcandles to Quadrillions of Btu's in One Generation; How Much Do We Use?
Chapter Two the Way Some People Live: David And Gloria M—Income $11,000 a Year-Plus—Near Alexandria, Va.; Edward and Mable A—Income $3,000 or Less—Mid-City, Baltimore, Maryland; Bill And Susan F—Income $100,000 a Year Plus—Midtown Manhattan; Vernon and Nora Y—Income $30,000 Plus —Suburban Los Angeles; Paul And Nancy T—Income $15,000 —Rural Kansas; Peter And Shelly B—Income $8,000 —Mid-City Washington, D.C.; Commentary
Chapter Three Energy in the Home: Home Heating; Water Heating; Appliances; Highlights; Directions for Policy
Chapter Four Energy Use on the Road: Declining Car Mileage; Local Travel; Commuting to Work; Suburban Growth and Commuting Patterns; Highlights; Directions for Policy
Chapter Five the Energy Gap—Poor to Well Off: Characteristics of Income Groups; Heating Homes; Appliances AND LIGHTING; At The Gas Pump; Long Distance Travel; Public Transit; Lower Middle Income Americans; Different Kinds of Households and Energy Use; Rising Energy Prices; Highlights; Implications for Policy
Chapter Six People, Energy, and Pollution: The Pollutants; Effects of Air Pollution; Pollution and Where People Live; The Transportation Pollutants— Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons; Pollution from Industry, Power, and Waste Disposal—Particulates and Sulfur Dioxide; Who Causes Pollution?; Policy Choices and Effects
Chapter Seven How Black Households Use Energy: Total Energy Use; Travel; What Energy Costs; Directions for Policy
Chapter Eight Energy Policies for People: Prologue; Housing; Recommendations to Improve Energy Efficiency and Equity; HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE AND USE Appliances WISELY; Help Households Improve the Energy Efficiency of Their Transportation; Where Is All That Money Coming From?
Appendix: Appendix A-1 Household Questionnaire: National Survey Of Household Activities; Appendix A-2 How We Did the Study
Notes: Notes to Introduction; Notes to Chapter One; Notes to Chapter Three; Notes to Chapter Four; Notes to Chapter Five; Notes to Chapter Six; Notes to Chapter Seven; Notes to Chapter Eight; Notes to Appendix A2
Bibliography
Reviewer Comment
Index
About the Authors

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