Table 47 outlines survey questions, response options, and the range of resulting initial and influence-rating free ridership rates associated with specific responses. Table : End-user Participant Survey Respondents – Free Ridership Scoring Methods Initial Free Ridership Question wording Response Score Automatic free rider Before learning about the program, did you have Yes (1.0) any to purchase and install the specific plans [MEASURE] that you installed through the Possible free rider No / know Don’t program? (0.0 to 1.0) Inter-related Considerations in Determining Initial Free Ridership Score1 Possible free rider More / Same (0.0 to 1.0) If you had not participated in the program, would Possible free rider you have purchased one that was a more / same Less (0.0 to 0.75) / less efficient? Automatic non-free rider Not at all (0.0) Sooner / Same time / Possible free rider Within three months (0.75 to 1.0) Possible free rider Within six months (0.50 to 0.75) If you had not participated in the program, when would you have purchased/installed the measure? Possible free rider Within one year (0.25 to 0.50) Possible free rider More than one year (0.0 to 0.25) Influence Rating Free Question Wording Maximum Rating Ridership Score Free rider 1 (1.0) Please consider how influential the following Partial free rider elements were on your decision to install the 2 (0.75) measure. Please base your answer on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 indicating influence on your “No Partial free rider decision to install and 5 indicating a great 3 it” “had (0.50) influence on your decision to install it.” The utility incentive or rebate Partial free rider company’s 4 Installation contractor, if used (0.25) Information from the utility company Non-free rider 5 (0.0) 1 Any measures for which the interviewee expressed they did not have specific plans to install the measure in the absence of the program were asked about these remaining three inputs.
Table 47 outlines survey questions, response options, and the range of resulting initial and influence-rating free ridership rates associated with specific responses. Table : End-user Participant Survey Respondents – Free Ridership Scoring Methods Question wording Response Initial Free Ridership Score Before learning about the program, did you have any specific plans to purchase and install the [MEASURE] that you installed through the program? Yes Automatic free rider (1.0) No / Don’t know Possible free rider (0.0 to 1.0) Inter-related Considerations in Determining Initial Free Ridership Score1 If you had not participated in the program, would you have purchased one that was a more / same / less efficient? More / Same Possible free rider (0.0 to 1.0) Less Possible free rider (0.0 to 0.75) Not at all Automatic non-free rider (0.0) If you had not participated in the program, when would you have purchased/installed the measure? Sooner / Same time / Within three months Possible free rider (0.75 to 1.0) Within six months Possible free rider (0.50 to 0.75) Within one year Possible free rider (0.25 to 0.50) More than one year Possible free rider (0.0 to 0.25) Question Wording Maximum Rating Influence Rating Free Ridership Score Please consider how influential the following elements were on your decision to install the measure. Please base your answer on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 indicating “No influence on your decision to install it” and 5 indicating “had a great influence on your decision to install it.” The utility company’s incentive or rebate Installation contractor, if used Information from the utility company 1 Free rider (1.0) 2 Partial free rider (0.75) 3 Partial free rider (0.50) 4 Partial free rider (0.25) 5 Non-free rider (0.0) 1 Any measures for which the interviewee expressed they did not have specific plans to install the measure in the absence of the program were asked about these remaining three inputs.
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