Step 1 :Define the constants: the Z-score for a 95% confidence level is 1.96, the estimated proportion is 0.5, and the margin of error is 0.015.
Step 2 :Calculate the sample size using the formula \(n = \frac{{Z^2 \cdot p \cdot (1-p)}}{{E^2}}\).
Step 3 :Round up the result to the nearest integer to get the final sample size.
Step 4 :The sample size needed to give a margin of error within \(\pm 1.5 \%\) in estimating a population proportion with 95% confidence is \(\boxed{4269}\).