What do you think your energy rights are? (Q49A)

The chart reflects responses to Question #49A from the Spring 2020 survey, which asked: “If yes to 49, what do you think your energy rights are?” This was a check-all-that-apply question, and there were 61 responses. The pre-structured options for this question were as follows:

• I have a right to electricity 

• I have a right to internet

• I have a right to air conditioning

• I have a right to clean water for bathing, cooking, and drinking

• I have a right to heat

• I have a right to choose my energy provider

• I have a right to choose the source of my energy supply

• I have a right to phone service

• I have a right to financial assistance for any of these services

• I have a right to an itemized (breakdown of my) utility bill

• I have a right to updated appliances, if I am a renter, so that my bills are affordable

• I have a right to appliances and HVAC units that keep my living space healthy

• Other

The most common response was “I have a right to electricity”, with 41 individuals selecting this option, followed by “I have a right to clean water for bathing, cooking, and drinking”, with 34 individuals selecting this option. Thirty-one individuals selected “I have a right to heat”, 20 individuals selected “I have a right to internet”, and 20 individuals selected “I have a right to air conditioning”. Thirteen individuals selected “I have a right to an itemized (breakdown of my) utility bill”, 13 individuals selected “I have a right to phone service”, 12 individuals selected “I have a right to choose the source of my energy supply”, and 12 individuals selected “I have a right to appliances and HVAC units that keep my living space healthy.” Eleven individuals selected “I have a right to choose my energy provider”. Ten individuals selected “I have a right to financial assistance for any of these services”, eight individuals selected “I have a right to updated appliances, if I am a renter, so that my bills are affordable”, and 10 individuals selected “other”. It’s important to note that most respondents selected multiple options for this question and that the response options were not made available to respondents.

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.