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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Marijuana: Results of a Public Opinion Survey in San Mateo County <br /> © 2016 BRIGHT RESEARCH GROUP | 5 <br /> <br />  Analytic  Methods:  The  survey  was  launched  on   <br />June  30,  2016,  and  closed  on  August  15,  2016,  for   <br />a  total  of  approximately  six  weeks.  The  survey   <br />responses  from  the  unique  partnership  links  and   <br />from  the  county’s  own  unique  survey  link  were   <br />combined  and  collated  into  one  master  dataset.  A   <br />total  of  4,288  responses  were  collected  during  this   <br />time  period,  and  257  of  those  responses  were   <br />removed  for  being  partial  or  incomplete.  The  final   <br />sample  size  was  4,031  responses.  BRG  completed  a   <br />descriptive  analysis  of  survey  results  from  all  San   <br />Mateo  County  residents.  This  report  summarizes   <br />the  findings  of  this  analysis.     <br />   <br />Limitations:  This  study  utilized  a  convenience   <br />sample  of  San  Mateo  County  residents.  Partnership   <br />organizations  recruited  participants  through  their   <br />own  networks  and  through  deploying  outreach   <br />techniques  that  maximized  the  response  rate.  With   <br />any  convenience  sample  where  random  sampling  is   <br />not  pursued,  there  may  be  sampling  bias  and   <br />limitations  to  generalizing  the  results  to  the  broader   <br />population  of  San  Mateo  County.  In  addition,   <br />sample  size  varies  by  question  because  some   <br />respondents  chose  to  skip  questions  in  the  survey.       <br />   <br />About  the  Survey  Respondents   <br />The  survey  respondents  represented  many  of  San  Mateo  County’s  diverse  geographic  areas,   <br />racial/ethnic  communities,  age  groups  and  income  levels.  There  are  20  incorporated  jurisdictions   <br />and  several  unincorporated  communities  in  San  Mateo  County.  Every  jurisdiction  in  San  Mateo   <br />County  was  represented  in  the  survey  sample.  Approximately  43  percent  of  respondents  came   <br />from  San  Mateo,  Redwood  City,  Daly  City  and  South  San  Francisco—the  four  largest  cities  in  San   <br />Mateo  County  by  population.  A  majority  of  respondents  were  people  of  color  (57  percent)  and   <br />female  (56  percent).  Adults  of  different  ages  were  well  represented  among  the  sample.  Youth   <br />under  the  age  of  18  were  under-­‐represented  because  the  target  of  the  survey  was  adults  over   <br />the  age  of  18.  In  a  county  in  which  the  median  household  income  is  $91,421,  nearly  two-­‐thirds  of   <br />survey  respondents  (64  percent)  had  household  incomes  of  less  than  $100,000.ii   <br />City/Jurisdiction  n  P ercent     <br />San  Mateo  658  16%   <br />Redwood  City  416  10%   <br />East  Palo  Alto  399  10%   <br />Daly  City  360  9%   <br />South  San  Francisco  342  8%   <br />Burlingame  304  8%   <br />Pacifica  292  7%   <br />San  Bruno  249  6  %   <br />Menlo  Park  187  5%   <br />Belmont  159  4%   <br />Foster  City  139  3%   <br />San  Carlos  132  3%   <br />Other  SMC   <br />jurisdictions  394  10%   <br />TOTAL  4,031  100%   <br />Number  of  Surveys  Collected  in  San  Mateo   <br />County,  By  City/Jurisdiction   <br />8.A. - Page 80