COVID-19 California Tracking Polls - California Health Care Foundation

COVID-19 California Tracking Polls
CHCF is conducting tracking polls during the coronavirus pandemic to assess both Californians' use of the health care system and physicians' assessment of availability of ICU beds, ventilators, and personal protective equipment. See all the survey results here.

California COVID-19 Health Surveys: Data and Charts

CHCF has commissioned ongoing surveys of the general public and of health care providers in California to understand changing use of the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic. These weekly surveys began the third week in March 2020, shortly after the statewide shelter-in-place orders were instituted in California, and will continue through the end of June. The data files and charts from the survey findings are available for you to download.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: Most Frontline Staff at California Nursing Homes See Infections at Work

Kristof Stremikis

Rates are higher in facilities located in Los Angeles County and in those where most residents are Black or Latino.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: More Than Three in Four Californians Are Worried About Contracting COVID-19

Kristof Stremikis

Nearly 8 in 10 Californians are concerned they or a family member will contract COVID-19 as statewide cases climb.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: Many Say California Reopening Too Quickly, Worry Cases Will Increase

Kristof Stremikis

Forty-three percent of state residents think the rules are being relaxed too rapidly.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: Most Californians Want Quarantine for People Exposed to Coronavirus

Kristof Stremikis

The overwhelming support cuts across all demographic lines.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: Two Months into Crisis, Californians Have High Level of Trust in Health Officials

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Telehealth

Nearly 7 in 10 Californians have confidence in the California Department of Public Health and in their county public health department.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: One-Third of California Primary Care Doctors Worry Their Practices Won’t Survive

Kristof Stremikis

Workforce, Telehealth

Many physicians say their practices furloughed or laid off staff or cut physician pay while increasing telehealth visits with patients.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: Most Californians Continue to Favor Staying Home Despite Economic Consequences

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Telehealth

This week, 71% of Californians want to continue the statewide shelter-in-place order compared to 75% two weeks ago.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: California Critical Care Doctors Report Increased Availability of Protective Gear, Tests

Kristof Stremikis

Compared with two weeks ago, California frontline clinicians are now less worried about hospitals meeting staffing needs in the next month.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: 75% of Californians Support Shelter in Place ‘As Long as Needed’

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Telehealth

The share of Californians who were tested for COVID-19 and had recent telehealth visits continues to grow.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: More Critical Care Doctors Report Sufficient Protective Gear and Tests

Kristof Stremikis

California critical care physicians are less worried that they won’t have enough personal protective equipment and other necessary resources.

In COVID-19 Tracking Poll, Californians Report Worsening Mental Health, Cost Worries

Kristof Stremikis

Telehealth, Workforce

More than one in three Californians say they are worried about affording treatment for COVID-19, should they contract the illness.

COVID-19 Poll Tracks Californians’ Mental Health, Cost Concerns

Kristof Stremikis

Telehealth, Workforce

One in five Californians says their mental health has “gotten a little worse” in the last week.

COVID-19 California Physician Survey: Do Critical Care Doctors Have What They Need?

Kristof Stremikis

Telehealth, Workforce

CHCF is surveying critical care physicians in California about the availability of COVID-19 testing, personal protective equipment, ICU beds, and ventilators.

COVID-19 Survey Shows Californians’ Access to Care and Desire for Testing

Kristof Stremikis

Telehealth, Workforce

CHCF is regularly surveying Californians to assess their desire for COVID-19 testing and their access to health care services.