Priyanka Shrivastava

Priyanka Shrivastava, MPP, MS, is the questionnaire coordinator at the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Shrivastava contributes to the questionnaire development, implementation, and analysis of CHIS data.

Prior to joining CHIS, Shrivastava worked as the program manager at the National Corporate Social Responsibility Hub at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (India), where she worked with corporate philanthropies and donors to serve disadvantaged population groups through nonprofit partners and collaborators.

Shrivastava has a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a master's degree in social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences in India.

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Housing Discrimination in California: Findings from the 2023 and 2024 California Health Interview Survey

Housing discrimination is widely recognized as a significant public health issue, yet its prevalence and distribution across populations remain understudied in California. Using pooled 2023–2024 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data for adults 18 and older, this policy brief highlights the prevalence of housing discrimination, groups that are discriminated against, and variations across populations and regions.

Key findings:

  • Approximately 1 in 25 (4%) adult Californians (18 and older) said they experienced harassment or discrimination related to housing in the past two years. 
  • Nearly a quarter of Californians with unstable housing (24%), 10% of Black or African American Californians, 9% of those living with a disability, and 8% of transgender and gender-expansive Californians said they had experienced housing discrimination in the past two years. 
  • Californians who had used or received a Housing Choice Section 8 Voucher (14%), those with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL)(8%), and those who rent (8%) had also experienced higher rates of housing discrimination than the state average (4%). 
  • Among the entire adult population in California, approximately 1 in every 50 adult Californians (roughly 586,000 people) experienced housing discrimination due to race or skin color in the past two years. 
     
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Policy Brief

Policy Brief

Housing Discrimination in California: Findings from the 2023 and 2024 California Health Interview Survey

Housing discrimination is widely recognized as a significant public health issue, yet its prevalence and distribution across populations remain understudied in California. Using pooled 2023–2024 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data for adults 18 and older, this policy brief highlights the prevalence of housing discrimination, groups that are discriminated against, and variations across populations and regions.

Key findings:

  • Approximately 1 in 25 (4%) adult Californians (18 and older) said they experienced harassment or discrimination related to housing in the past two years. 
  • Nearly a quarter of Californians with unstable housing (24%), 10% of Black or African American Californians, 9% of those living with a disability, and 8% of transgender and gender-expansive Californians said they had experienced housing discrimination in the past two years. 
  • Californians who had used or received a Housing Choice Section 8 Voucher (14%), those with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL)(8%), and those who rent (8%) had also experienced higher rates of housing discrimination than the state average (4%). 
  • Among the entire adult population in California, approximately 1 in every 50 adult Californians (roughly 586,000 people) experienced housing discrimination due to race or skin color in the past two years. 
     
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