Has the survey made you think differently about energy? Do you have any questions or concerns about energy that you did not have before taking this survey? (Q50)

The chart reflects responses to Question #50 from the Spring 2020 survey, which asked: “Final question: Has the survey made you think differently about energy? Do you have any questions or concerns about energy that you did not have before taking this survey?” This was an open-ended question, and there were 85 responses. Responses to this question were thematically coded, with all responses fitting into one or more of the following themes: 

• No 

• Yes, thinking differently (no elaboration), no questions

• Yes (no elaboration)

• Response mentions weatherization/WAP

• Response mentions energy co-ops

• Response mentions energy assistance organizations/resources 

• Response mentions energy and environmental impacts

• Response mentions energy rights

• Response mentions energy usage

• Response mentions low-income energy users

• Response mentions respondent’s home energy systems/bill payment

• Response mentions paying attention to energy issues/learning more about energy

The most common theme was “No”, with 36 responses falling into this category, followed by “response mentions energy assistance organizations/resources”, with 11 responses falling into this category. Ten responses were categorized as “response mentions energy usage”, 10 responses were categorized as “response mentions paying attention to energy issues/learning more about energy”, and six responses were categorized as “Yes (no elaboration)”. Seven responses were categorized as “response mentions energy and environmental impacts”, six responses were categorized as “response mentions respondent’s home energy systems/bill payment”, and five responses were categorized as “response mentions energy co-ops”. Five responses were categorized as “response mentions energy rights”, four responses were categorized as “Yes, thinking differently (no elaboration), no questions”, four responses were categorized as “response mentions weatherization/WAP”, and three responses were categorized as “response mentions low-income energy users”. It’s important to note that many responses contained multiple themes and were categorized accordingly. 

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 86 people over a six week period in May-June 2020. Visit the Spring 2020 Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.