Public Opinion & Surveys

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.

Californians Overwhelmingly Support Funding of Public Health Efforts to Defeat Pandemic

January 29, 2021

Kristof Stremikis

Health Care Costs, Health Equity, Homelessness & Health Care, Workforce

New CHCF survey finds that 9 in 10 Californians say taming the public health crisis is highly important.

Controlling Spread of COVID-19 Is Californians’ Top Policy Priority; 71% Say They Will Get the Vaccine

January 28, 2021

The 2021 CHCF California Health Policy Survey

Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey, Emily Alvarez

COVID-19 and health care costs are key priorities that Californians want lawmakers to address, according to this statewide poll.

California Health Providers’ Attitudes Regarding a COVID-19 Vaccine, December 2020

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

In a survey of 1,203 California doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, more than 8 in 10 said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Listening to Black Californians: Racism and Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 2, 2020

Black Californians are being hit hard by the compounding stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and the structural racism that they have always lived with.

New California Health Care Foundation Report Highlights Key Factors Behind COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes

December 1, 2020

More than 29,000 nursing home residents in California have tested positive for COVID-19 this year, and skilled nursing facilities have reported 4,835 deaths.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll, November 2020: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines

Goodwin Simon Strategic Research

Behavioral Health, Telehealth

The poll provides detailed insights on the impact of COVID-19 on health care providers' mental health and morale, views of their patients' mental and physical health, providers' experiences with telehealth, and the availability of personal protective equipment.

Large Numbers of Californians Have Delayed Care for Urgent Health Issues During COVID-19

October 8, 2020

Nearly one-third of Californians have delayed receiving care for urgent or emergency health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 36% of those with low incomes say their mental health has gotten "worse" or "a lot worse," according to a new survey conducted by the California Health Care Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago.

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes

Jen Joynt, Rebecca Catterson, Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey

Listening to Californians with Low Incomes: Health Care Access, Experiences, and Concerns Since the COVID-19 Pandemic is a compilation of early findings from a statewide survey of the health care experiences of California’s residents. The survey included an oversampling of residents with low incomes.

Working Californians Enrolled in Medi-Cal Share Their Stories

NORC at the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley Labor Center

Medi-Cal covers close to three million working Californians. Many became eligible because the ACA expanded the program to more adults with low incomes. This report combines key findings from survey data with insights from in-depth interviews with enrollees to paint a picture of working Californians who rely on Medi-Cal, why they came to enroll in the program, and the role it plays in their lives.

Listening to the Voices of Californians

CHCF believes that our health care system — especially public programs like Medi-Cal — should reflect the needs, experiences, and priorities of the people they serve. We engage in “listening work” to help policymakers and health care partners understand the experiences and attitudes of health care consumers, as well as the doctors, nurses, and other health professionals who provide frontline care.