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Energy Poverty: Measuring Energy Insecurity Applications of the Energy Insecurity Scale 2004 NLIEC

Energy Poverty: Measuring Energy Insecurity Applications of the Energy Insecurity Scale 2004 NLIEC June 9, 2004 Jacqueline Berger. Transforming the Scale. Transform in-person instrument to a telephone survey instrument Must be able to design the survey as a mail instrument as well

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Energy Poverty: Measuring Energy Insecurity Applications of the Energy Insecurity Scale 2004 NLIEC

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  1. Energy Poverty: Measuring Energy Insecurity Applications of the Energy Insecurity Scale 2004 NLIEC June 9, 2004 Jacqueline Berger

  2. Transforming the Scale • Transform in-person instrument to a telephone survey instrument • Must be able to design the survey as a mail instrument as well • Design the survey so that the client can respond on his/her own • Use the same set of answers on as many questions as possible

  3. Other Issues • Cognitive testing showed that questions should be asked as yes/no and then followed up with frequency. • Can LIHEAP-recipients be classified as “thriving”?

  4. Applications of the Scale • NEADA National Energy Assistance Survey • What are the challenges faced by LIHEAP-recipient households? What is their level of energy insecurity? • New Hampshire REACH Evaluation • What is the impact of the project on energy insecurity? • NJ Shares Evaluation • What is the level of energy insecurity faced by households that received grants?

  5. NEADA Survey Goals • Interview a nationally representative sample of LIHEAP-recipient households • Document the choices that LIHEAP-recipient households make when faced with unaffordable home energy bills • Compare and contrast the findings from this study with other low-income energy research studies • Furnish data and tables that can be used by policymakers and researchers

  6. Survey Design • Random selection of 20 states to represent LIHEAP recipients around the country • 7 states unable to participate, substitutes chosen • Telephone interviews conducted between November and December 2003 (1978 respondents) • Mail follow-up conducted in January and February 2004 (183 respondents) • Total of 2,161 completed interviews

  7. States Surveyed

  8. Survey Topics • Screener • Experience with energy assistance • When received, how often received, plans to apply this year • Actions taken to meet energy expenses • Constructive • Harmful

  9. Survey Topics • Energy Insecurity Scale • Impact of LIHEAP • Would you have experienced some of these problems if LIHEAP had not been available? • How important has LIHEAP been in helping you meet your needs? • Demographics

  10. NEADA Results

  11. NEADA Results

  12. NEADA Results

  13. NEADA Results

  14. NEADA Results

  15. NEADA Results

  16. NEADA Results

  17. Summary • Applications of Energy Insecurity Scale • Measure status at a point in time • Compare status of different populations • Measure impact of a program • Energy Insecurity Scale provides a summary of the client’s energy status • Individual elements are important

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