Attitudes toward the metric system 15 years later

This follow-up study investigated whether attitudes toward the metric syste m have changed over the last 15 years. 132 subjects ranging in age from 18 to 45 years participated by filling out a 7-item survey designed to measure attitudes toward the metric system. Each sun ey item was scored using a 5- point rating, e.g., "the change to the metric system will create more probl ems than it solves," 1: strongly agree and 5: strongly disagree. Scores wer e compared to those obtained for a similar sample in 1983. Comparisons usin g t tests indicated no significant differences between attitude scores from 1983 to 1998 for either men (t(64) = .95) or women (t(133)=.06).