Public Opinion & Surveys

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.

COVID-19 Tracking Poll: One in Five Californians Knows Someone Who Died of COVID-19

September 2, 2020

Kristof Stremikis

Black and Latinx Californians are more likely than white Californians to know someone who has died of the new coronavirus.

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.

Weighing In: CHCF Leadership Fellows React to the COVID-19 Pandemic

In April 2020, less than three weeks into California’s statewide shelter-in-place order, the Healthforce Center at UCSF surveyed alumni of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their patients, their workplace colleagues, and themselves.

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.