Public opinion on fuel price with special references to Chennai

Abstract

The study is about the public opinion on fuel price. Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. Fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work. Descriptive research has been used for the purpose of the study. The objective of the study is to understand public opinion on fuel price. The convenience method is used as sampling method. The sample size is 1480. The statistical tools used here is correlation, independent sample t test, and ANOVA. This study found that there is significant relationship between the preference towards kinds of vehicle and the income of the respondents. Almost 45% of the respondents prefer petrol vehicles and 43% prefer diesel vehicles. The conclusion of the study is people need to reduce the usage of the fuel.