Understanding Public Views about Air Quality and Air Pollution Sources in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Table 1
Sample demographics including frequency (%).
Location1
Total
Modesto
Merced
Web2
Gender
Male
58 (22%)
106 (39%)
105 (39%)
269 (100%)
Female
186 (41.3%)
138 (30.7%)
126 (28%)
450 (100%)
Age
≤40
92 (26%)
154 (44%)
105 (30%)
351 (100%)
>40
152 (41%)
90 (25%)
126 (34%)
368 (100%)
Education
≤High school
127 (35%)
134 (37%)
104 (28%)
365 (100%)
≥College
117 (33.1%)
110 (31.1%)
127 (35.9%)
354 (100%)
Exposure level
High
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
130 (100%)
130 (100%)
Medium
201 (38%)
235 (45%)
89 (17%)
525 (100%)
Low
41 (87%)
5 (11%)
1 (2%)
47 (100%)
This also refers to the modality (in person versus Internet) of the survey. 2Participants who responded via the web reside in many locations in the San Joaquin Valley, including and not limited to the cities of Modesto, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield.