Greg asked in USMA 8780
>How recent are these surveys?
>I would like to know if the apathy of my generation has had any affect on
>the inverse relationship between support for metric and age.
>I would suspect that there wouldn't be a significant correlation found today.
>
>greg
A Gallup poll in November 1981 interviewed 2069 adults in their homes The
key answers were as follows:
"How soon would you like to see metric conversion 100% in place in Canada?"
Region Age
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Atlan Qu� Ont- Prair
Answer Total -tic bec ario -ies B.C. 18-29 30-49 50+
------ ----- ----- --- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- -----
Before
2001 46.4% 34.3% 58.7% 42.1% 43.7% 41.3% 67.0% 44.9% 32.0%
Never 35.4 49.3 21.5 38.4 43.1 39.4 26.5 33.4 46.2
Education Income
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Pub- Univer Under 10000 20000 30000
Answer Total lic High -sity 10000 -19999 -29999 & up
------ ----- ---- ---- ------ ----- ------ ------ -----
Before
2001 46.4 27.3 48.0 63.3 30.0 45.5 56.3 58.7
Never 35.4 50.1 35.9 17.2 44 4 39.5 26.4 25 5
"What is there about metric you like?"
Region Age
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Atlan Qu�- Ont- Prair
Answer Total -tic bec ario -ies B.C. 18-29 30-49 50+
------ ----- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----
Nothing 50.6 67.9 47.9 51.2 47.6 47.1 38.8 46.8 65.8
Education Income
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Pub- Univer Under 10000 20000 30000
Answer Total lic High -sity 10000 -19999 -29999 & up
------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ------ -----
Nothing 50.6 72.8 52.1 19.6 65.5 55.9 44.7 32.9
"Do you know what the metric measure is for weight?"
Region Age
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Atlan Qu�- Ont- Prair
Answer Total -tic bec ario -ies B.C. 18-29 30-49 50+
------ ----- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----
kg or g 76.9 65.4 75.3 79.1 78.6 80.7 86.6 83.4 60.6
Education Income
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Pub- Univer Under 10000 20000 30000
Answer Total lic High -sity 10000 -19999 -29999 & up
------ ----- ---- ---- ----- ----- ------ ------ ------
kg or g 76.9 49.9 80.1 94.8 56.5 77.1 86.4 91.8
