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PPIC STATEWIDE SURVEY · APRIL 2024

Around Half Would Vote Yes on State Bond for School Construction Projects

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Report · April 2024

California’s Care Workforce

State master plans on the aging population and early learning and care have prioritized workforce expansion and career pathways for care workers who provide key services to young children, older residents, and people with disabilities. A new report outlines current realities and highlights challenges and opportunities in growing this critical workforce.

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Event · April 16, 2024

The Political Views of Young Californians

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Blog Post · April 15, 2024

Commentary: Key Questions for November from the California Primary Vote

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Statewide Survey · April 2024

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Report · March 2024

The Political Views of Young Californians

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Report · February 2024

Labor Force Participation in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2024

Arrests in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2024

California’s County Jails

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Fact Sheet · January 2024

Law Enforcement Staffing in California

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Report · April 2024

California’s Care Workforce

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Policy Brief · April 2024

Policy Brief: California’s Care Workforce

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Report · February 2024

Labor Force Participation in California

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Report · November 2023

Understanding the Reach of the California Earned Income Tax Credit

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Policy Brief · November 2023

Policy Brief: Understanding the Reach of the California Earned Income Tax Credit

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Statewide Survey · November 2023

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

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Fact Sheet · April 2024

California’s Digital Divide

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Report · December 2023

Factors and Future Projections for K–12 Declining Enrollment

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Policy Brief · December 2023

Policy Brief: Factors and Future Projections for K–12 Declining Enrollment

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Statewide Survey · April 2024

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Report · March 2024

The Political Views of Young Californians

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Policy Brief · March 2024

Policy Brief: The Political Views of Young Californians

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Fact Sheet · April 2024

California’s Digital Divide

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Fact Sheet · March 2024

Rural California

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Report · February 2024

Labor Force Participation in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2024

California’s Higher Education System

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Fact Sheet · December 2023

College Access in California

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Fact Sheet · December 2023

College Readiness in California

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Statewide Survey · April 2024

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Report · March 2024

The Political Views of Young Californians

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Policy Brief · March 2024

Policy Brief: The Political Views of Young Californians

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Fact Sheet · February 2024

Floods in California

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Fact Sheet · February 2024

Sea Level Rise in California

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Report · November 2023

Priorities for California’s Water

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April 15, 2024

Commentary: Key Questions for November from the California Primary Vote

Mark Baldassare

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April 10, 2024

An Early Look at the November Election

Mark Baldassare

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April 9, 2024

Are California’s Foster Youth Claiming the State’s New Tax Credit?

Caroline Danielson

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April 8, 2024

The Holy Grail of a Zero-Carbon Home

Sarah Bardeen

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April 4, 2024

Are Eligible Undocumented Immigrants Claiming the CalEITC and Young Child Tax Credit?

Tess Thorman

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The Political Views of Young Californians

April 16, 2024 · 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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April 2024

California’s Digital Divide

Joseph Hayes, Eric Assan, Niu Gao

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March 2024

Rural California

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia

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February 2024

Sea Level Rise in California

Letitia Grenier, Gokce Sencan

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January 2024

California’s Population

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Eric McGhee

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January 2024

Immigrants in California

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson

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Fact Cards

55% Most California adults favor providing health care to undocumented immigrants.
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About 2 in 3 Californians support the state making its own policies to address climate change.
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Safety net programs kept more than 14% of children out of poverty in early 2023.
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California added more than 5 million people since 1990, yet urban water use changed little.
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Gun incidents drove well over half of the rise in violent crime since 2019.
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77% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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Schools were a key source of food for low-income families despite closures during the pandemic.
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A majority of the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), homeless, or foster youth.
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In 2020, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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