The investigation of energy considerations in the remodeling of
single family owner-occupied dwellings was the central purpose of this
study. Variables studied included relationships between demographic
characteristics and the inclusion of energy conservation techniques,
planning of the remodeling, and ranking of considerations in the
remodeling.
A sample of 225 owner-occupants...
In this study patterns of shared family time in 210 two-parent,
two-child Oregon households were described. The relationship between
amounts of shared time and a number of family and environmental
characteristics was also researched.
The study used the Oregon data from a contributing project of
the Northeast Regional Research Project...
A sample of 893 Oregon individuals from a Western Regional
Agricultural Experiment Station Project (W-159 "Consequences of Energy
Conservation Policies for Western Region Households") was used to
analyze consumer attitudes toward potentially restrictive energy
conservation regulations. Belief in the seriousness of the energy
problem, a psychological measure of internal control...
This study focused on the relationship between energy related
behaviors prior to and following structural modifications of the
residence. If energy saving structural modifications are made, will
there also be a concommitant change in energy conserving behavioral
practices? The objectives of this study were: 1) to create a profile of...
Uses of travel time and mode of transportation in selected two-parent,
two-child Oregon households was researched in this study.
The relationship between a number of demographic characteristics
and amounts of travel time as well as mode of transportation was
also examined.
The study used the Oregon data from the Northeast...
The purpose of the study was to address the three limitations of
previous research as identified by the Western Region W-139 Technical
Committee (1980). First, specific hypotheses were tested. Second,
through hypotheses testing, understanding was gained of energy conservation
behavior and energy problem perceptions. Third, the sample size
was large...
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not dissatisfied
consumers take action to solve consumer problems and to assess
consumer's satisfaction with problem resolution. The data base for this
study was derived from responses to the "Consumer Attitude Survey", conducted
in 1980 by the Oregon Consumer Services...
The purpose of this research was to study teenagers'
consumer credit attitudes, knowledge, and use. More specifically,
the objectives were (1) to determine the relationships
between the variables attitudes, knowledge, and use, and
(2) to compare the use of credit with the independent variables
sex, income, employment, spending, saving, and...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the household tasks that
school-age children perform and the average amount of time spent performing
those tasks. The sample included 219 children in 135 families
taken from the Oregon sample of 210 families interviewed for the Northeast
Regional Research Project 113: "An...
The effectiveness of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service
(CCCS) program on past clients' current money and credit management
was researched in this study. The researcher investigated whether
the experience of consumer credit counseling had any behavorial impact
on past clients' current credit practices.
A sample of 104 clients who lived...
The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of two types of renter households' energy problem belief and energy conservation behaviors. The theoretical framework for this study was Niemeyer's (1982) model of energy adjustment. Niemeyer found that resource constraints were the significant factors in the number of existing...
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test a model for assessing the effectiveness of an innovative self-directed video program for teach in-service education. Data were obtained from 51 program participants using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The preprogram assessment provided information about the personal characteristics of the...
A method to measure consumers' housing consumption and
investment attitudes according to various dimensions was initiated.
In addition, construct validity of the measurement instrument was
initiated through use of personal variables.
Two scales were developed to measure homeownership consumption
and investment attitudes. The dimensions of homeownership consumption
and investment found...
The purpose of this research was to examine whether or not
women's involvement in the estate planning process is dependent
upon selected demographic and situational variables. More specifically
the objectives of the study were: 1) to identify the extent
of women's involvement in the estate planning process, 2) to determine...
The relationship between attitudes toward energy and conservation
behavior was studied in the context of sociodemographic and housing
characteristics. Data were obtained by mail survey from a random sample
of 1,503 Oregon households (Western Regional Agricultural Experiment
Station Project, W-159). The return rate was 55 percent (834).
Attitudes toward energy...
The purpose of this research was to compare two instructional
programs of inservice training on Personal Hygiene for hospital foodservice
employees for knowledge retention and cost effectiveness.
The two instructional methods used were lecture discussion with a
script and transparencies and the individual instruction with cassette
tape and slides.
The...