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Title:

Results of 2004 U.S. Department of Energy Surveys Measuring Knowledge of and Opinions on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Accession Number:

01031454

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed and conducted statistical surveys of four distinct populations in the United States during calendar year 2004. The objectives of the surveys were to measure knowledge levels and determine opinions about the use and safety of hydrogen and fuel cells. Results of the surveys establish a baseline for use in developing and guiding an education program. The surveys will be repeated in the future to ascertain any changes in knowledge and opinions over time. The surveys were designed to sample 1,000 individuals in the general public, ages 18 and over; 1,000 students, ages 12-17; 250 state and local government officials; and 100 potential large-scale end users. For every population group, opinions about the safe use of hydrogen as an energy carrier were closely related to technical understanding. Individuals who scored higher on the technical knowledge questions were more likely to have an opinion about hydrogen technology safety and the opinion was more likely to be positive. The methodology was successful in measuring knowledge levels and opinions of the target populations. Because the survey instruments were very similar, comparisons could be made among the target populations. When repeated in the future, the survey results will be able to compare knowledge levels and opinions about hydrogen and fuel cells to the current results. Although knowledge-assessment surveys cannot always pinpoint causality of changes in knowledge and opinions, subsequent surveys identical in methodology to the baseline surveys can measure changes from baseline knowledge levels.

Monograph Accession #:

01020180

Report/Paper Numbers:

06-0607

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Truett, Tykey
Schmoyer, Richard
Cooper, Christy

Pagination:

11p

Publication Date:

2006

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (5) ; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I15: Environment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2006 Paper #06-0607

Files:

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 3 2006 10:25AM