Appendix Table 1.
Characteristics of referendums and source of articles
Portland, Oregon | Wichita, Kansas | San Antonio, Texas | |||||||||
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Referendum year | 1956 | 1962 | 1978 | 1980 | 2013 | 1964 | 1978 | 2012 | 1966 | 1985 | 2000 |
Referendum decision | Against | Against | For | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | For |
% voting in favor of fluoridation | 42% | 45% | 51% | 46% | 39% | 37% | 46% | 40% | 32% | 48% | 53% |
Number of votes cast | 181,140 | 144,300 | 139,373 | 115,408 | 164,301 | 50,997 | 84,139 | 129,199 | 38,855 | 81,373 | 292,811 |
Population size | 373,628 | 372,676 | 382,619 | 366,383 | 733,764 | 254,698 | 276,554 | 356,724 | 587,718 | 785,880 | 1,385,695 |
News media type | |||||||||||
Article | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
Editorial | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
Advertisement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 44 |