blog post Income and Inequality Vary Widely Across California By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn, Monica Bandy Jun 6, 2016 Both income and income inequality vary substantially across California.
blog post Geographic Variation in Poverty across California By Tess Thorman Aug 14, 2018 Poverty in California varies dramatically by region. PPIC's new interactive maps show these disparities across counties and US congressional, state senate, and state assembly districts.
California Counts, Report Who’s In Prison? The Changing Demographics of Incarceration By Amanda Bailey, Joseph Hayes Aug 9, 2006 This issue of California Counts examines in detail the new demographics of California’s prisons. Since 1990, the number of prisoners in California has risen three times faster than the state's overall adult population, to almost 168,000 prisoners in 2005. Researchers also found that adults younger than 25 account for a declining segment of the prison population while the share of adults 50 and older has nearly tripled, and that the state’s San Joaquin Valley and Inland Empire regions contribute disproportionately to the inmate population.
blog post Regional Action to Boost College Success By Linda Strean Jul 5, 2017 Higher education experts from Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and the San Joaquin Valley describe their efforts to meet California’s need for college-educated workers.
blog post Divided Views on Charter Schools and School Choice By Alyssa Dykman May 7, 2019 As state legislators consider a package of bills to increase oversight of charter schools, Californians’ views on charters are divided, with differences across regions and demographic groups.
blog post How Have Californians Viewed the Pandemic? By Dean Bonner Mar 7, 2022 In the first post in a blog series reflecting on two years of COVID-19 in California, we discuss public opinion on the pandemic as it unfolded—including how views vary across different groups and regions.
blog post California’s Mood Darkens on the Economy By Dean Bonner Dec 2, 2021 Even before widespread news of the omicron COVID variant and related economic fluctuations, Californians' views were divided on the state’s economic outlook.
blog post Remote Work Is Here to Stay By Deja Thomas Nov 29, 2023 More than three years after the pandemic forced a major shift to remote work, more than six in ten employed adults in California say they prefer either fully remote work or some sort of hybrid arrangement. At the same time, opportunities for remote work vary widely across demographic groups and the state's regions.
blog post Californians Continue to Favor Stricter Gun Laws By Rachel Lawler May 28, 2021 PPIC’s May survey—fielded prior to the shooting at a San Jose transit facility this week—finds that a solid majority of Californians favor stricter state gun regulations, a share consistent with our prior surveys.
Report Geography of Child Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn Feb 22, 2017 One-quarter of young children across the state live in poverty. In inland regions, reducing child poverty requires efforts to improve job opportunities. In many coastal regions, increasing access to affordable housing will help.
