Blurred Borders - International Community Foundation

ICF Survey Project: “Why the Border Matters”
Analysis of Survey Results #2
March 9, 2004
This is the final report from the results of the ICF “Why the Border Matters/Blurred Borders”
project. Although results of most questions were provided earlier in our February 19 th Analysis
#1 document, the following information provides results of a few additional questions, as well as
additional details that can be used by ICF in the future.
1. How long have you been living at that address?
This question was preceded by the question, “What is the zip code or community in which you
have your primary residence?” (which we used to developed the map in the methodology
section of the Analysis #1 report).
Table 2A: How long at current address
Less than a
year
1-2 years 3-5 years more than 5 years
SD-COMBINED (n=395) 6.1% 9.4% 10.4% 74.2%
SD-ENGLISH (n=312) 5.4% 9.3% 10.6% 74.7%
SD-SPANISH (n=83) 8.4% 9.6% 9.6% 72.3%
General Location
South San Diego 4.9% 8.5% 11.0% 75.6%
Central San Diego 11.9% 16.4% 16.4% 55.2%
North San Diego 5.0% 6.3% 7.5% 81.1%
Tijuana (n=408) 7.60% 9.10% 18.90% 64.50%
As can be seen, the above results also demonstrate the similar transitory nature of both San
Diegans and Tijuanenses, as approximately 16% of the population on both sides of the border
has been at their current address for two years or less. A majority of the citizens surveyed on
both sides of the border have been at their current address for more than five years; although it is
notable that Tijuana’s proportion of those that have been at their current address for 3-5 years is
almost twice as large as that of San Diego’s.
It is also important to note that because of a technical problem during the application of the
survey using PDAs, this question was not asked to approximately 200 of the San Diegans.
Although the results still have statistical significance, the “subregional” results are less accurate
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