Published January 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published 1980. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised January 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published February 1981. Reprinted August 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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...
Finite, uncertain, and increasingly expensive
energy resources require a better understanding of energy
utilization in all sectors of the national economy including agriculture. A significant portion of energy used
in agriculture is required for the manufacturing, installation, transporting, and operation of irrigation systems.
Quantification of the amounts of energy used...