NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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... table 1 . Formal education is the single most important explanation of population differences in information about the metric system . Increasing years of edu- cation were associated with increasing metric knowledge . The educational ...
... table 1 . Formal education is the single most important explanation of population differences in information about the metric system . Increasing years of edu- cation were associated with increasing metric knowledge . The educational ...
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Table 1 . Index of Level of Information About the Metric System by Various Demographic Characteristics ( Percent distribution ) Index value Total Number 1 2 3 4 5 of cases All respondents ... 309 28 16 14 9 3 100 ( 1402 ) Age in years ...
Table 1 . Index of Level of Information About the Metric System by Various Demographic Characteristics ( Percent distribution ) Index value Total Number 1 2 3 4 5 of cases All respondents ... 309 28 16 14 9 3 100 ( 1402 ) Age in years ...
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Males : Under age 35 : Table 2 . Index of Information ( Percent distribution ) 01 Index value Total 2 3 4 5 Number of ... Table 3. Index of Information by Occupation ( Percent distribution 426-991 OL - 71 - 2 SURVEY OF CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE ...
Males : Under age 35 : Table 2 . Index of Information ( Percent distribution ) 01 Index value Total 2 3 4 5 Number of ... Table 3. Index of Information by Occupation ( Percent distribution 426-991 OL - 71 - 2 SURVEY OF CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE ...
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... table 4 . Persons of higher educational attainment were more likely to respond positively to adoption of the metric system ; 60 percent of the respondents with a college degree tended to favor conversion . On the other hand , about 75 ...
... table 4 . Persons of higher educational attainment were more likely to respond positively to adoption of the metric system ; 60 percent of the respondents with a college degree tended to favor conversion . On the other hand , about 75 ...
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Table 5. Degree of Receptivity to Domestic Usage of the Metric System by Occupation ( Percent distribution of persons in the labor force ) Very Moder- Moder- Very unre- ately Neutral ately recep- Total Number ceptive unre- ceptive recep ...
Table 5. Degree of Receptivity to Domestic Usage of the Metric System by Occupation ( Percent distribution of persons in the labor force ) Very Moder- Moder- Very unre- ately Neutral ately recep- Total Number ceptive unre- ceptive recep ...
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