Canada is a “metric” nation, having officially converted in 1970, but there is inconsistency in the use of such measurements, according to the poll released Monday, with Canadians gravitating toward imperial measurements for height, weight and height. oven temperature. It found that 80 percent of Canadians measured a person’s height in feet and inches, while only 20 percent relied on meters and centimeters. Seventy-six percent of Canadians determined a person’s weight in pounds, while only 24 percent did so in kilograms. And finally, 59 percent measured their oven temperature in Fahrenheit while 41 percent preferred Celsius. But for volume, speed and outside temperature, Canadians preferred the metric system, according to the poll. Eighty-four percent of Canadians specified the volume of liquid in a container in liters, while 16 percent used liters and gallons. Eighty-two percent of Canadians measured a vehicle’s speed in kilometers per hour, while 28 percent measured it in miles per hour. To measure the outside temperature, 77 per cent of Canadians used Celsius, compared to 23 per cent who used Fahrenheit. There were also differences in who wants to adopt which system across the country, with preferences varying widely by age. “Nearly two in five Canadians aged 55 and over (38 per cent) would return to the imperial system of units,” Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co., said in a release. “This desire is less prevalent among their peers aged 35 to 54 (23 percent) and 18 to 34 (24 percent).” Overall, the poll found that the metric system was favored by more than half (56 percent) of respondents, compared to 23 percent against it. The online poll polled 1,000 Canadian adults from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 and was “statistically weighted according to Canadian census data for age, gender and region,” according to the release. The only countries in the world that still use the imperial system on a daily basis are the United States, Myanmar, and Liberia.
