Public Opinion & Surveys

COVID-19 California Surveys

Over the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, CHCF conducted regular surveys of Californians and the state's frontline health care providers to gauge the impact of the pandemic on people and the health care system.

The CHCF California Health Policy Survey

This representative survey of California adults is conducted annually and released early each year. It details not only California residents' attitudes about statewide health policies but also their experiences with the health care system, including physical health, behavioral health, and affordability of care.

Housing Instability Exacts Yet Another Kind of Pandemic Health Toll

August 16, 2021

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Homelessness & Health Care, Health Equity

Stories That Caught Our Attention: For renters with low incomes facing the threat of eviction, assistance has been slow in coming.

Speaking Up: Findings from 2019 Focus Groups and Interviews with Californians with Low Incomes

Jen Joynt, Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz

Telehealth, Medi-Cal

A series of focus groups and in-depth interviews with Californians with low incomes in 2019 revealed common themes in their health care needs, wants and values.

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes

Between 2019 and 2021, CHCF funded a major research project to better understand the health care experiences, needs, and values of Californians with low incomes, including understanding changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are key findings and insights from the project.

A Call for Meaningful Change

Behavioral Health, Telehealth, Health Equity, Workforce

'Listening to Californians with Low Incomes' report sounds alarm on deteriorating mental health.

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: How They Experience the Health Care System and What It Means for the Future

Jen Joynt, Lucy Rabinowitz, Rebecca Catterson

Telehealth, Workforce, Medi-Cal

Explore key findings and implications for the future from a statewide survey of California residents with low incomes who received care between March 2019 and August 2020. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll, May 2021: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

Telehealth, Behavioral Health

This statewide survey of health care providers assesses their mental health and morale, the pandemic's financial impact on their practices, and providers' view of California's readiness for futures emergencies.

California Statewide Survey on Homelessness

Homelessness & Health Care

CHCF, in collaboration with the Blue Shield of California Foundation, is funding an 18- to 24-month research project that aims to improve understanding of the immediate precipitants of homelessness and barriers to exiting homelessness in California.

Some Face Dire Consequences for Delaying Care During Pandemic

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Health Equity, Telehealth

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Delayed preventive care and screenings are expected to take a devastating toll on some patients and families.

Clinics Respond to Anti-Asian Hate with Many Kinds of Support

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Equity, Behavioral Health

Health centers serve as care providers, social services connectors, and community advocates, and they stepped up to help patients navigate the tribulations of the COVID-19 era.

California Health Providers’ Attitudes Regarding a COVID-19 Vaccine, March 2021

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

In this statewide survey of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers, nearly all (99%) said they have received a COVID-19 vaccine or plan to get it when a vaccine becomes available to them.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll, February 2021: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

Behavioral Health

This poll provides detailed insights on health care providers' views of a COVID-19 vaccine, including their rates of vaccination to date. Also included are providers' responses about mental health and morale, and the availability of personal protective equipment.

Burnout Growing Among Health Care Workers as Pandemic Wears On

February 17, 2021

Pandemic Highlights Vulnerability of California’s Latinx Community

February 3, 2021

Agustín Durán

Health Equity, Behavioral Health

While the pandemic has upended the lives, finances, and health of millions of Californians from all backgrounds, it has hit Latinx people the hardest.