DESNZ Public Attitudes Tracker
Summary
DESNZ publishes a triannual Public Attitudes Tracker surveying public awareness and behaviours on energy topics. The survey frequency was reduced from quarterly to triannual from Summer 2023. Data collection methodology changed to address-based online surveying from Autumn 2021.
Key facts
- •Survey reduced from 4 to 3 times per year from Summer 2023
- •Methodology changed to address-based online surveying from Autumn 2021
- •Contact: PAT@energysecurity.gov.uk
Memo
This triannual survey collects data on public awareness, behaviours and attitudes relating to the department’s policy areas.
Up to Winter 2022, the Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT) was conducted by the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). From Spring 2023 onwards, following departmental restructuring, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is responsible for the PAT.
From Summer 2023, we have reduced the frequency of the survey from 4 to 3 times a year, dropping the Autumn wave which largely covered topics that do not fall within the remit of DESNZ.
In response to feedback, we have added a [summary of questions](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-questions-included-in-the-desnzbeis-public-attitudes-tracker-since-autumn-2021) covered by the PAT since Autumn 2021.
## Methodology changes
The data time series was restarted in Autumn 2021 following COVID with a new methodology using address-based online surveying (ABOS), and the results since then have been divided into topic areas. See [BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker: Developments Summer 2021](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-public-attitudes-tracker-developments-summer-2021) for more details of the Autumn 2021 changes.
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Wave 34 to Wave 37 data was collected via an online panel.
In earlier waves data was collected through face-to-face in-home interviews.
## Contact us
If you have questions or you would like further information, please contact: PAT@energysecurity.gov.uk.