Summary

Published Date: July 24, 2024

This fact sheet uses statewide population–level data to describe the financial worries experienced by California adults who have needs for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and to assess the extent of these worries by race or ethnicity and by employment status. Data were obtained from the 2019–2020 California Long-Term Services and Supports (CA-LTSS) study, a follow-on survey of the 2019–2020 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).

Findings: The experience of financial worries among California adults who have LTSS needs varies depending on race or ethnicity and employment status. Having financial worries among this group has implications for health outcomes. Among adults with LTSS needs, lower income is associated with poorer health outcomes.
 

Data Points

61%

All California adults with LTSS needs who have financial worries

74%

Asian adults with LTSS needs who have financial worries

67%

Black or African American adults with LTSS needs who have financial worries

51%

LTSS adults with financial worries who reported poor or fair health, compared with 39% of LTSS adults who don't have financial worries

39%

LTSS adults with no financial worries who reported poor or fair health