Public Opinion & Surveys

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.

Californians Trust Health Officials to Keep Them Safe. Business Leaders Should Too.

Sandra R. Hernández

We must continue to put our confidence in the expertise of local health officials who have kept so many of us safe.

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.

One in Six Adults in California Immigrant Families Avoided Public Benefits in 2019, Study Finds

Coverage Trends, Medi-Cal, Health Equity

Confusion about the public charge rule and the chilling effect it has caused are urgent problems in light of COVID-19 and its economic fallout.

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.

You’re Not Losing Your Mind — Really

Xenia Shih Bion

Behavioral Health

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Even if the COVID-19 threat eases soon, the damage done to our psyches may be with us for a long, long time.

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 California Tracking Polls: March–September 2020

Telehealth, Workforce

During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, CHCF conducted two sets of tracking polls. The first looked at Californians' use of the health care system. The second focused on frontline health care workers and their assessment of the availability of ICU beds and personal protective equipment. It also looked at the financial impact on primary care physicians' practices.

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.