I'll get ready for the abuse ;-) but the BWMA site had a load of poll results
on it - not sure if it still has.Also - we get a glut of them anytime
metrication comes up in the news. Some polls have 'loaded' questions so it
biases things from the start - however a lot of polls are fair in their
questioning.The polls tend to come from the poll companies and - Sky News,
Newspapers, teletext, SMS based, shows on BBC, ITV etc, Question time
reactions. All of which are done and tend not to have those results available
on the net over time. So a lot are from memory. Off this list I'd make
assumptions too.Because there tends to be few 'millitant' opinionists on this
subject there tends to be few organised 'mass voting' activities that might
skew thing.I seem to remember that metric was most popular in the early 70's
(due to decimalisation at the time?). Even then I think it was about 40%
favouring metric.I'll see if I can find something when I get a moment.
> Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:11:22 +0100
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [USMA:47748] RE: Post regarding coinage
>
>
> I would be interested to see examples of those opinion polls. Are you able to
> oblige Stephen?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[email protected]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, 12 June, 2010 7:52:01 PM
> Subject: [USMA:47746] RE: Post regarding coinage
>
> I'm not so sure (of the connection). It's not usual for me to disagree with
> you, Carleton but here in the UK polls tend to confirm a preference to
> imperial over metric (don't shoot the messenger!) however when the pound coin
> came in and the pound note went out I remember no reaction or 'anti-feeling'.
> I still remain confused at why there's the anti- feeling in the USA.
> (still 1-0, although USA deserved one)
>
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