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Power Down Energy Survey Results 2016
Overview
The 2016 Power Down Challenge Energy Survey provides an overview of campus attitudes,
knowledge, and behaviors regarding energy-related issues at Penn. The survey is divided into
three parts: general behaviors and attitudes, specific energy consumption habits, and additional
analyses. The survey was created using Qualtrics and was distributed as part of the 2016 Power
Down Challenge (in February 2016) via email to all on-campus students, multiple staff and
faculty listservs, and advertised through other Power Down communications outlets.
This report provides a condensed summary of the results.
Respondents
The survey was completed by 1,703 individuals across Penn’s campus, including students, staff,
and faculty. This constitutes 3.66% of the total campus population, which excluding health staff
totals to 46,521 individuals; the 928 undergraduate student submissions constitute 8.91% of full-
time undergraduates (see http://www.upenn.edu/about/facts). In short, the survey can be viewed
as robust, although we advise caution for the results concerning faculty, given its much smaller
sample size.
Contents
This report is broken down into the follow sections:
Demographic Composites ............................................................................................................... 2
Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes ......................................................................................... 8
Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits ............................................................................... 13
Additional Analyses ...................................................................................................................... 19
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Demographic Composites
Demographic information (out of 1703 total respondents) is broken down into the following:
Affiliation, Age, Participation in environmental activities, Students, Staff, Faculty
A) Affiliation
Affiliation Number Percent
Student 1007 59.1%
Staff 617 36.2%
Faculty 79 4.6%
Total 1703 100.0%
Student
59%
Staff
36%
Faculty
5%
Respondent Demographics - Affiliation
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Demographic Composites (cont’d)
B) Age
Age Number Percent
Under 22 870 51.1%
22 to 29 227 13.3%
30 to 39 167 9.8%
40 to 49 156 9.2%
50+ 283 16.6%
C) Participation in environmental activities
Participate in environmental activities Number Percent
Yes 576 33.8%
No 1127 66.2%
Under
22
51%
22 to 29
13%
30 to 39
10%
40 to 49
9%
50+
17%
Respondent Demographics -
Age
Yes
34%
No
66%
Respondent Demographics -
Participate in
Environmental Activities
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Demographic Composites (cont’d)
D) Students (out of 1007 total student respondents)
a. Class year
Class Number Percentage
Class of 2016 126 12.5%
Class of 2017 164 16.3%
Class of 2018 251 24.9%
Class of 2019 387 38.4%
Graduate 79 7.8%
Class of 2016 13%
Class of 2017 16%
Class of 2018 25%
Class of 2019 38%
Graduate 8%
Student Demographics - Class Year
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Demographic Composites (cont’d)
D) Students (out of 1007 total student respondents) (cont’d)
b. School
School Number Percentage
Wharton School 174 15.9%
School of Arts and Sciences 647 59.3%
School of Engineering and Applied Science 191 17.5%
Nursing School 42 3.8%
Annenberg School for Communication 2 0.2%
School of Dental Medicine 3 0.3%
School of Design 5 0.5%
Graduate School of Education 9 0.8%
Law School 5 0.5%
Perelman School of Medicine 5 0.5%
School of Social Policy and Practice 7 0.6%
School of Veterinary Medicine 1 0.1%
Wharton
School
16%
School of Arts and
Sciences
59%
School of
Engineering and
Applied Science
18%
Nursing School
4%
Student Demographics - School
Wharton School
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Engineering and Applied
ScienceNursing School
Annenberg School for
CommunicationSchool of Dental Medicine
School of Design
Graduate School of Education
Law School
Perelman School of Medicine
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Demographic Composites (cont’d)
D) Students (out of 1007 total student respondents) (cont’d)
c. Housing
Housing Number Percentage
College House 941 93.4%
Off-Campus 64 6.4%
Greek House 2 0.2%
d. Age
Age Number Percentage
Under 22 869 86.3%
22 to 29 128 12.7%
30 to 39 7 0.7%
40 to 49 3 0.3%
50+ 0 0.0%
e. Participate in Environmental Activities
Participate in environmental activities Number Percentage
Yes 281 27.9%
No 726 72.1%
E) Staff (out of total 617 staff respondents)
a. Age
Age Number Percentage
Under 22 1 0.2%
22 to 29 93 15.1%
30 to 39 148 24.0%
40 to 49 143 23.2%
50+ 232 37.6%
b. Participation in environmental activities
Participate in environmental activities Number Percentage
Yes 263 42.6%
No 354 57.4%
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Demographic Composites (cont’d)
F) Faculty (out of total 79 faculty respondents*)
*Five respondents listed their faculty appointment as staff
Age Number Percentage
22 to 29 6 8.1%
30 to 39 12 16.2%
40 to 49 10 13.5%
50+ 51 68.9%
a. Participate in Environmental Activities
Participate in environmental activities Number Percentage
Yes 32 43.2%
No 47 63.5%
b. School
School Number Percentage
SAS 37 50.0%
Nursing 25 33.8%
SEAS 1 1.4%
Wharton 0 0.0%
Medicine 6 8.1%
Design 2 2.7%
Annenberg 1 1.4%
Staff 5 6.8%
SAS, 50.0%
Nursing, 33.8%
SEAS, 1.4%
Wharton, 0.0%
Medicine, 8.1%
Design, 2.7%
Annenberg, 1.4% Staff, 6.8%
Faculty Demographics - School
SAS
Nursing
SEAS
Wharton
Medicine
Design
Annenberg
Staff
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Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes
Part I: General behaviors and attitudes towards energy consumption on Penn's campus
A) Please rate the following items on a scale from 1 (least) to 5 (most):
*Breakdown of these results by demographic
Students
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 Mean
1 How much do you know about ways to
conserve energy? 12 97 329 411 155 3.60
2 How much effort do you make to conserve
energy? 34 177 385 330 77 3.24
3 How much effort do your peers make to
conserve energy? 94 468 347 87 9 2.45
4 How much effort does Penn make to reduce
its carbon footprint? 38 257 464 210 35 2.95
5 How strong is Penn's culture of
sustainability? 60 304 454 150 36 2.80
6 How would you rate Penn's energy
conservation efforts compared to other
universities?
33 151 537 229 56 3.12
Across all Affiliations
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 Mean
1 How much do you know about ways to
conserve energy? 15 131 533 725 296 3.68
2 How much effort do you make to conserve
energy? 39 222 597 637 204 3.44
3 How much effort do your peers make to
conserve energy? 125 654 649 236 36 2.65
4 How much effort does Penn make to reduce
its carbon footprint? 57 325 729 450 138 3.17
5 How strong is Penn's culture of
sustainability? 78 380 732 381 129 3.06
6 How would you rate Penn's energy
conservation efforts compared to other
universities?
63 193 833 469 144 3.26
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Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes (cont’d)
A) Please rate the following items on a scale from 1 (least) to 5 (most) (cont’d):
*Breakdown of these results by demographic
Faculty
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 Mean
1 How much do you know about ways to
conserve energy? 2 3 17 33 24 3.94
2 How much effort do you make to conserve
energy? 5 17 38 19 3.90
3 How much effort do your peers make to
conserve energy? 4 14 40 17 4 3.04
4 How much effort does Penn make to reduce
its carbon footprint? 8 8 33 23 7 3.16
5 How strong is Penn’s culture of
sustainability? 5 13 37 17 7 3.10
6 How would you rate Penn's energy
conservation efforts compared to other
universities?
5 7 38 21 8 3.25
Staff
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 Mean
1 How much do you know about ways to
conserve energy? 1 31 187 281 117 3.78
2 How much effort do you make to conserve
energy? 5 40 195 269 108 3.71
3 How much effort do your peers make to
conserve energy? 27 172 262 132 23 2.92
4 How much effort does Penn make to reduce
its carbon footprint? 11 60 232 217 96 3.53
5 How strong is Penn's culture of
sustainability? 13 63 241 214 86 3.48
6 How would you rate Penn's energy
conservation efforts compared to other
universities?
25 35 258 219 80 3.48
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Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes (cont’d)
B) Are you aware of Penn’s Climate Action Plan?
Choice Student Faculty Staff Total
Yes 26.42% 56.96% 60.29% 40.11%
No 73.58% 43.04% 39.71% 59.89%
C) Are you aware of Penn's Renewable Wind Energy Credit (REC) purchasing
program?
Yes
40%
No
60%
Climate Action Plan
Awareness
Yes
20%
No
80%
REC Awareness
Choice Student Faculty Staff Total
Yes 10.03% 30.38% 34.52% 19.85%
No 89.97% 69.62% 65.48% 80.15%
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Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes (cont’d)
D) Please select all factors that influence your energy conservation habits:
*Most common responses for “other” are: future (6), conserve (5), waste (5), thing (4), concern
(4), convenience (3), energy (3), climate (3)
Influence of
friends and
family
17%
Financial savings
27%
Concern for public
health
21%
Concern for the
environment
33%
Other
1%
None of the above
1%
Influence on Energy Habits
Choice Student % Faculty % Staff % Total %
Influence of
friends and
family
539 19.4% 24 10.6% 213 12.6% 776 16.5%
Financial
savings 730 26.3% 59 26.1 492 29.1% 1281 27.3%
Concern for
public
health
581 20.9% 59 26.1% 367 21.7% 1007 21.5%
Concern for
the
environment
898 32.3% 76 33.6% 574 34.0% 1548 33.0%
Other* 15 0.54% 7 3.10% 36 2.13% 58 1.24%
None of the
above 16 0.58% 1 0.44% 7 0.41% 24 0.51%
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Part I: General Behaviors and Attitudes (cont’d)
E) How would you rate your level of concern about climate change?
Very concerned
39%
Concerned
45%
Neutral
8%
Somewhat
concerned
5%
Not concerned
3%
Concern for Climate Change
Choice Student % Faculty % Staff % Total %
Very
concerned 344 34.16% 46 58.23% 275 44.57% 665 39.05%
Concerned 468 46.47% 28 35.44% 271 43.92% 767 45.04%
Neutral 99 9.83% 4 5.06% 39 6.32% 142 8.34%
Somewhat
concerned 72 7.15% 0 0.0% 16 2.59% 88 5.17%
Not
concerned 24 2.38% 1 1.27% 16 2.59% 41 2.41%
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits
Part II: Specific energy consumption habits
A) How frequently do you engage in the following energy actions at Penn?
Across all affiliations
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 (most) Mean
1 Turn off lights when not in use to
reduce electricity 30 63 214 482 889 4.27
2 Use natural light instead of electricity 84 188 461 567 328 3.53
3 Turn off or unplug appliances when
not in use to reduce electricity 227 336 401 405 257 3.08
4 Use a power strip and turn it off when
not in use to reduce electricity 488 418 338 198 172 2.47
5 Run washing machine when fully
loaded to reduce water consumption 45 55 174 419 729 4.22
6 Use the cold water setting on the
washing machine (often labeled
"bright") to reduce electricity
180 167 240 272 551 3.60
7 Use a drying rack instead of a clothes
dryer to reduce electricity 553 327 269 156 76 2.19
8 Adjust the thermostat to improve
energy efficiency 176 174 355 341 335 3.35
9 Keep windows and doors closed so as
to not waste heat or cooling 70 123 259 456 681 3.98
10 Close window blinds to minimize heat
loss 239 224 317 353 400 3.29
11 Leave a clear space in front of
radiators and vents to increase heat
circulation
173 127 250 361 579 3.70
12 Use the energy-saving mode on
electronic devices to save electricity 201 245 462 409 310 3.23
13 Take the stairs instead of the elevator
to reduce electricity 176 262 415 448 355 3.33
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits (cont’d)
A) How frequently do you engage in the following energy actions at Penn? (cont’d)
*Breakdown of these results by demographic
Students
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 (most) Mean
1 Turn off lights when not in use
to reduce electricity 22 50 153 281 499 4.18
2 Use natural light instead of
electricity 56 133 279 331 201 3.49
3 Turn off or unplug appliances
when not in use to reduce
electricity
151 243 233 221 145 2.97
4 Use a power strip and turn it off
when not in use to reduce
electricity
287 269 200 105 106 2.46
5 Run washing machine when
fully loaded to reduce water
consumption
27 45 128 291 493 4.20
6 Use the cold water setting on the
washing machine (often labeled
"bright") to reduce electricity
140 127 137 166 406 3.59
7 Use a drying rack instead of a
clothes dryer to reduce
electricity
436 227 153 90 45 2.03
8 Adjust the thermostat to improve
energy efficiency 142 145 254 186 139 3.04
9 Keep windows and doors closed
so as to not waste heat or
cooling
57 96 178 273 394 3.85
10 Close window blinds to
minimize heat loss 169 159 195 204 249 3.21
11 Leave a clear space in front of
radiators and vents to increase
heat circulation
148 110 196 206 304 3.42
12 Use the energy-saving mode on
electronic devices to save
electricity
148 186 270 203 172 3.07
13 Take the stairs instead of the
elevator to reduce electricity 136 187 236 235 195 3.17
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits (cont’d)
A) How frequently do you engage in the following energy actions at Penn? (cont’d)
*Breakdown of these results by demographic
Faculty
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 (most) Mean
1 Turn off lights when not in use
to reduce electricity 0 3 4 20 52 4.53
2 Use natural light instead of
electricity 0 6 23 28 17 3.76
3 Turn off or unplug appliances
when not in use to reduce
electricity
8 12 20 15 19 3.34
4 Use a power strip and turn it off
when not in use to reduce
electricity
23 16 10 13 12 2.66
5 Run washing machine when
fully loaded to reduce water
consumption
2 2 10 13 24 4.08
6 Use the cold water setting on the
washing machine (often labeled
"bright") to reduce electricity
6 6 11 7 21 3.61
7 Use a drying rack instead of a
clothes dryer to reduce
electricity
10 15 13 8 4 2.62
8 Adjust the thermostat to
improve energy efficiency 5 2 12 12 33 4.03
9 Keep windows and doors closed
so as to not waste heat or
cooling
1 3 10 16 40 4.30
10 Close window blinds to
minimize heat loss 7 11 10 16 21 3.51
11 Leave a clear space in front of
radiators and vents to increase
heat circulation
6
5 14 39 4.25
12 Use the energy-saving mode on
electronic devices to save
electricity
8 8 18 20 18 3.44
13 Take the stairs instead of the
elevator to reduce electricity 2 7 20 24 25 3.81
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits (cont’d)
A) How frequently do you engage in the following energy actions at Penn? (cont’d)
*Breakdown of these results by demographic
Staff
# Question 1 2 3 4 5 (most) Mean
1 Turn off lights when not in use
to reduce electricity 8 10 57 181 338 4.40
2 Use natural light instead of
electricity 28 49 159 208 110 3.58
3 Turn off or unplug appliances
when not in use to reduce
electricity
68 81 148 169 93 3.25
4 Use a power strip and turn it off
when not in use to reduce
electricity
178 133 128 80 54 2.47
5 Run washing machine when
fully loaded to reduce water
consumption
16 8 36 115 212 4.29
6 Use the cold water setting on the
washing machine (often labeled
"bright") to reduce electricity
34 34 92 99 124 3.64
7 Use a drying rack instead of a
clothes dryer to reduce
electricity
107 85 103 58 27 2.51
8 Adjust the thermostat to improve
energy efficiency 29 27 89 143 163 3.85
9 Keep windows and doors closed
so as to not waste heat or cooling 12 24 71 167 247 4.18
10 Close window blinds to
minimize heat loss 63 54 112 133 130 3.43
11 Leave a clear space in front of
radiators and vents to increase
heat circulation
19 17 49 141 236 4.21
12 Use the energy-saving mode on
electronic devices to save
electricity
45 51 174 186 120 3.49
13 Take the stairs instead of the
elevator to reduce electricity 38 68 159 189 135 3.53
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits (cont’d)
B) How easy do you find it to reduce your energy consumption at Penn?
Choice Student % Faculty % Staff % Total %
Very Easy 48 4.77% 7 8.86% 40 6.48% 95 5.58%
Easy 425 42.20% 24 30.38% 212 34.36% 661 38.81%
Neutral 457 45.38% 29 36.71% 261 42.30% 747 43.86%
Difficult 70 6.95% 16 20.25% 91 14.75% 177 10.39%
Very
Difficult 7 0.70% 3 3.80% 13 2.11% 23 1.35%
C) How often do you consider carbon emissions when choosing a mode of
transportation?
Choice Student % Faculty % Staff % Total %
All of the
time 42 4.17% 19 24.05% 53 8.59% 114 6.69%
Often 182 18.07% 28 35.44% 197 31.93% 407 23.90%
Sometimes 365 36.25% 18 22.78% 188 30.47% 571 33.53%
Rarely 292 29.00% 10 12.66% 126 20.42% 428 25.13%
Never 126 12.51% 4 5.06% 53 8.59% 183 10.75%
Influence
of friends
and
family
17%
Financial
savings
27%
Concern
for
public
health
21%
Concern
for env.
33%
Other
1%
None
1%
Influence on Energy Habits
All of
the time
7%
Often
24%
Someti
mes
33%
Rarely
25%
Never
11%
Consideration of Carbon
Emissions for
Transportation
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Part II: Specific Energy Consumption Habits (cont’d)
D) What do you think motivates Penn's administration to conserve energy?
Choice Student % Faculty % Staff % Total %
Commitment
to
sustainability
614 60.97% 52 65.82% 435 70.50% 1101 26.40%
Financial
savings 809 80.34% 63 79.75% 523 84.76% 1395 33.45%
Influence of
other
universities
594 58.99% 42 53.16% 257 41.65% 893 21.41%
Influence of
regional
institutions
439 43.59% 26 32.91% 190 30.79% 655 15.71%
Other* 61 6.06% 11 13.92% 40 6.48% 112 2.69%
None of the
above 7 0.70% 1 1.27% 6 0.97% 14 0.34%
*Most common responses for “other” are: students (19), public (18), reputation (13), image (13),
PR (10), pressure (8), good (7), influence (6), perception (4)
Commitment to
sustainability
26%
Financial savings
34%
Influence of
other
universities
21%
Influence of
regional
institutions
16%
Other
3%
None of the
above
0%
Administrative Motivation for Energy Conservation
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Additional Analyses
A) Age vs. Concern for climate change
Concern for climate change increases with age; the most concerned group is aged 40-49
Choice Under 22 22 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50+
Very
concerned 33.10% 42.29% 43.11% 44.87% 49.12%
Concerned 46.90% 45.37% 46.11% 45.51% 38.16%
Concerned or
Very
Concerned*
80.00% 87.67% 89.22% 90.38% 87.28%
Neutral 10.11% 6.17% 7.19% 5.13% 7.07%
Somewhat
concerned 7.59% 3.96% 1.80% 2.56% 2.12%
Not concerned 2.30% 2.20% 1.80% 1.92% 3.53%
*Calculated based on sum of first two answer options, not listed as separate response item
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Under 22 22 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50+
Very Concerned for Climate Climate Change vs.
Age Group
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
B) Student class year vs. Concern for climate change
Concern for climate change is higher amongst graduate students.
Choice 2016 2017 2018 2019 Graduate Student
Very
concerned 31.75% 29.27% 36.65% 32.04% 50.63%
Concerned 50.00% 49.39% 41.83% 48.32% 40.51%
Concerned or
Very
Concerned*
81.75% 78.66% 78.49% 80.36% 91.14%
Neutral 10.32% 8.54% 11.95% 9.56% 6.33%
Somewhat
concerned 6.35% 10.37% 7.17% 7.49%
Not concerned 1.59% 2.44% 2.39% 2.58% 2.53%
*Calculated based on sum of first two answer options, not listed as separate response item
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
2016 2017 2018 2019 Graduate
Student
Very Concerned for Climate Change vs. Class Year
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
C) Student class year vs. Knowledge of Climate Action Plan
Knowledge of Penn's Climate Action Plan increases significantly depending on class
year; after freshman year, students are much more likely to know the plan
Choice 2016 2017 2018 2019 Graduate Student
Yes 33.33% 35.98% 34.26% 15.50% 24.05%
No 66.67% 64.02% 65.74% 84.50% 75.95%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
2016 2017 2018 2019 Graduate
Student
Climate Action Plan Awareness vs. Class Year
Yes
No
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
D) Participation in environmental activities vs. Concern for climate change
Concern for climate change increases with participation in environmental activities
Choice Has participated Has not participated
Very concerned 53.13% 31.85%
Concerned 39.76% 47.74%
Very concerned or concerned 92.88% 79.59%
Neutral 4.69% 10.20%
Somewhat concerned 2.08% 6.74%
Not concerned 0.35% 3.46%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Has participated Has not participated
Very Concerned for Climate Change vs.
Environmental Participation
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
E) Participation in environmental activities vs. Knowledge of Climate Action Plan
Knowledge of Penn's Climate Action Plan increases significantly with participation in
environmental activities
Choice Has participated Has not participated
Yes 61.28% 29.28%
No 38.72% 70.72%
F) Participation in environmental activities vs. Knowledge of REC purchasing
Knowledge of REC purchasing increases with participation in environmental activities
Choice Has participated Has not participated
Yes 36.11% 11.54%
No 63.89% 88.46%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Has
participated
Has not
participated
Climate Action Plan
Awareness vs. Environmental
Participation
Yes
No
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
Has
participated
Has not
participated
REC Purchasing Awareness
vs. Environmental
Participation
Yes
No
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
G) Concern for climate change vs. Average value across "how frequently do you
engage in the following energy actions at Penn"
As concern for climate change increases, the average value (or the frequency) of energy-
conscious behaviors increases
Concern for climate change Average value
Very Concerned 3.66
Concerned 3.35
Neutral 3.01
Somewhat Concerned 2.97
Not concerned 2.62
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Very Concerned Concerned Neutral Somewhat
Concerned
Not concerned
Frequency of Energy Conservation Habits vs.
Concern for Climate Change
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Additional Analyses (cont’d)
H) How easy do you find it to conserve energy at Penn vs. Knowledge of Penn's Climate
Action Plan
Those who find it easier to conserve energy at Penn are also more aware of the Climate
Action Plan
Choice Very Easy Easy Neutral Difficult Very Difficult
Yes 58.95% 43.87% 33.60% 45.20% 26.09%
No 41.05% 56.13% 66.40% 54.80% 73.91%
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00%
Very Easy
Easy
Neutral
Difficult
Very Difficult
Knowledge of Climate Action Plan vs. Difficulty of
Conserving Energy at Penn
No
Yes