Got Pop?

The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy

ABSTRACT
Using the World Wide Web to gather and process data from across English-speaking North America, I intend to plot the regional variations in the use of the terms “Pop” and “Soda” to describe carbonated soft drinks.

CONCLUSION
People who say “Pop” are much, much cooler.

(Stats as of Oct. 16, 2002 @1:30 pm)

Canada
Pop   =   3,638 (82.61%)
Soda  =     168 ( 3.81%)
Coke  =     228 ( 5.18%)
Other =     370 ( 8.40%)
Total =   4,404

United States
Pop   =  41,389 (37.72%)
Soda  =  42,054 (38.32%)
Coke  =  21,249 (19.36%)
Other =   5,044 ( 4.60%)
Total = 109,736