Demographic characteristics of all California cities and the sample cities.
| City population class | No. cities in CA | Total population in CA cities | No. in sample | No. in sample (%) | Population in sample | Population in sample (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > 200,000 | 13 | 9,321,500 | 6 | 46.2 | 6,411,900 | 68.8 |
| 100,000–200,000 | 38 | 4,971,500 | 5 | 13.2 | 733,900 | 14.8 |
| 50,000–99,999 | 82 | 5,645,400 | 4 | 4.9 | 271,400 | 4.8 |
| < 50,000 | 337 | 5,883,870 | 3 | 0.9 | 89,550 | 1.5 |
| Total | 470 | 25,822,270 | 18 | 3.8 | 7,506,750 | 29.1 |