* An “Energy Index” that reflects how energy affects consumers’ lives and the nation’s future “beginning with the second survey”.

* Distilled from opinions on current and future energy prices and how they affect the economy and individuals, this index number will be tracked over time.

* Satisfaction with various groups’ handling of energy issues, including government, business, energy industry, academics, and non-governmental organizations and interest groups.

* Tracking of knowledge and interest in energy, attitudes toward possible energy trade-offs, energy’s future, cultural influences on energy use, information sources and voting behavior.

* Opinions on a current energy issues.