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Child Care Among California Households With Young Children Ages 0–5
This brief uses data from the 2019–2023 California Health Interview Survey to describe the child care experiences of households with young children ages 0-5, including unmet need for child care, and household spending on child care.
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Variation in Psychological Distress, Severe Life Impairment, and Unmet Mental Health Care Needs Among Groups in American Indian or Alaska Native Adults In California
This brief evaluates mental health data estimates for all adults who self-identified as AIAN as an aggregate population. It then examines three separate groups forming that population: 1) those who identify as AIAN-alone (non-Latino), 2) those who identify as both AIAN and Latino, and 3) those who identify as both AIAN and one or more other races, such as non-Latino white, Black, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Adults’ Mental Health, Access to Care, and Unmet Need for Care in California
This policy brief uses data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to provide a descriptive profile of the LGBT adult population in California. Various factors are analyzed, including gender, age, education, income as a percentage of FPL guidelines, experiences of serious or moderate psychological distress (SPD or MPD), perceived need for help, and having ever seriously thought of suicide.
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The Health of California: A Regional Perspective
Using data from the 2021–2022 California Health interview Survey (CHIS), researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research have identified key differences and similarities in seven selected regions across the state concerning demographics, health status, experiences with health care, access to food and housing, and civic engagement.
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Hate Acts in California: Using the 2024 California Health Interview Survey
This fact sheet presents new statewide estimates from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) of the number of people in 2024 who experienced or witnessed an act of hate in the past year. These hate acts included physical attacks, verbal abuse, cyberbullying, property damage, and other types of incidents (e.g., emotional abuse).
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Experiencing Acts of Hate and Access to Support: Findings from the 2024 California Health Interview Survey
Nearly a third of the 3.1 million Californians ages 12 and older who experienced a hate act did not receive the support they needed afterward, according to a study based on 2024 data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).