A local non-profit group would like to estimate the proportion of residents of Okeechobee county who do not have health insurance. To help with this estimate, the non-profit surveyed a random sample of Okeechobee county residents and found that 24% did not have heath insurance. Determine the sample size required to limit the margin of error to within 0.037 of the population proportion for a 96% confidence interval. Round the solution up to the nearest whole number.

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A local non-profit group would like to estimate the proportion of residents of Okeechobee county who do not have health insurance. To help with this estimate, the non-profit surveyed a random sample of Okeechobee county residents and found that 24% did not have heath insurance.
Determine the sample size required to limit the margin of error to within 0.037 of the population proportion for a 96% confidence interval. Round the solution up to the nearest whole number.

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