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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

A leading health policy research center and the premier source of health policy information for CA. Home of the California Health Interview Survey.

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#AANHPIHeritageMonth: 14.7% of Asian adults do not have a usual place to go when sick or need health advice, compared with 15.4% of all California adults. Explore more AskCHIS™ data on Asian Americans: https://ucla.in/4jdXyTz.


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#AANHPIHeritageMonth: 14.7% of Asian adults do not have a usual place to go when sick or need health advice, compared with 15.4% of all California adults. Explore more AskCHIS™ data on Asian Americans: https://ucla.in/4jdXyTz.


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#AANHPIHeritageMonth: 14.7% of Asian adults do not have a usual place to go when sick or need health advice, compared with 15.4% of all California adults. Explore more AskCHIS™ data on Asian Americans: https://ucla.in/4jdXyTz.


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#AANHPIHeritageMonth: 14.7% of Asian adults do not have a usual place to go when sick or need health advice, compared with 15.4% of all California adults. Explore more AskCHIS™ data on Asian Americans: https://ucla.in/4jdXyTz.


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Transparency, accountability, and participation. NHPI Data Policy Lab director Calvin Chang shares how he defines community involvement and partnership when it comes to institutions working with NHPI communities. Read the full Q&A: https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/blog/ask-expert-calvin-chang-nhpi-community-engagement. #AANHPIHeritageMonth


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Transgender and bisexual adults in California are more likely than other LGBT adults to report serious thoughts of suicide and moderate or serious psychological distress, according to a study last year from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth:

LGBT adults were nearly three times as likely as non-LGBT adults (48% vs. 17%) to have seriously thought about suicide in their lifetimes, according to the study, which used data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey. Having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetimes was higher among transgender adults (64%) than cisgender men (those who identify with their gender assigned at birth), who identify as gay or bisexual (36%). It was higher for bisexual adults (55%) than for gay or lesbian adults (35%).

The study also found that nearly half (49%) of LGBT adults had experienced moderate or serious psychological distress in the past 12 months, compared to 66% of transgender adults, 55% of cisgender lesbian or bisexual female adults, and 61% of bisexual adults overall.

Read the findings: https://ucla.in/46YGWLf.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to speak with someone today.


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Transgender and bisexual adults in California are more likely than other LGBT adults to report serious thoughts of suicide and moderate or serious psychological distress, according to a study last year from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth:

LGBT adults were nearly three times as likely as non-LGBT adults (48% vs. 17%) to have seriously thought about suicide in their lifetimes, according to the study, which used data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey. Having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetimes was higher among transgender adults (64%) than cisgender men (those who identify with their gender assigned at birth), who identify as gay or bisexual (36%). It was higher for bisexual adults (55%) than for gay or lesbian adults (35%).

The study also found that nearly half (49%) of LGBT adults had experienced moderate or serious psychological distress in the past 12 months, compared to 66% of transgender adults, 55% of cisgender lesbian or bisexual female adults, and 61% of bisexual adults overall.

Read the findings: https://ucla.in/46YGWLf.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to speak with someone today.


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Transgender and bisexual adults in California are more likely than other LGBT adults to report serious thoughts of suicide and moderate or serious psychological distress, according to a study last year from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth:

LGBT adults were nearly three times as likely as non-LGBT adults (48% vs. 17%) to have seriously thought about suicide in their lifetimes, according to the study, which used data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey. Having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetimes was higher among transgender adults (64%) than cisgender men (those who identify with their gender assigned at birth), who identify as gay or bisexual (36%). It was higher for bisexual adults (55%) than for gay or lesbian adults (35%).

The study also found that nearly half (49%) of LGBT adults had experienced moderate or serious psychological distress in the past 12 months, compared to 66% of transgender adults, 55% of cisgender lesbian or bisexual female adults, and 61% of bisexual adults overall.

Read the findings: https://ucla.in/46YGWLf.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to speak with someone today.


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At 4 p.m. at @AAPOR, @UCLAchpr staff examine differences in adverse childhood experiences disclosure across survey modes, as well as question-level variability in sensitivity, using California Health Interview Survey data on adults and teens: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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Ninez A. Ponce, @UCLAchpr director, and Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) discuss how the CHIS employs a multifaceted set of strategies to address diverse communities in California at 8:30 a.m. at @AAPOR: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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Joelle Wolstein, @uclachpr research scientist, & her students, Daniela Alonso & Katia Ayon Lara, used California Health Interview Survey data in their poster on food insecurity among L.A. County Latinos at the Food Access Summit at @calstatela. Read more: https://ucla.in/4wvyvls.


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At 9:30 a.m., @UCLAchpr and @ssrs_research staff discuss using QR codes to improve survey response rates AND evaluate the effect of sampling two adolescents within the same household using the California Health Interview Survey at @AAPOR https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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At 9:30 a.m., @UCLAchpr and @ssrs_research staff discuss using QR codes to improve survey response rates AND evaluate the effect of sampling two adolescents within the same household using the California Health Interview Survey at @AAPOR https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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The @UCLAchpr California Health Interview Survey is featured in three presentations during the "Innovations in Measuring Demographic Characteristics" session at @AAPOR at 9:30 a.m. Also, visit us at booth #115. Learn more: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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The @UCLAchpr California Health Interview Survey is featured in three presentations during the "Innovations in Measuring Demographic Characteristics" session at @AAPOR at 9:30 a.m. Also, visit us at booth #115. Learn more: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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The @UCLAchpr California Health Interview Survey is featured in three presentations during the "Innovations in Measuring Demographic Characteristics" session at @AAPOR at 9:30 a.m. Also, visit us at booth #115. Learn more: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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Today at 3:15 p.m., @UCLAchpr staff discuss questionnaire design and interviewing at @AAPOR, comparing the optimized grid and paging designs for the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) using the 2025 California Health Interview Survey: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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@UCLAchpr's Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab discusses how they collect data and research in concert with community involvement practices at @aaporonline's AAPI Research and Affinity Group panel, today at 9 a.m.: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV. #AAPOR2026


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Check out @UCLAchpr Director Ninez A. Ponce on @pbssocal’s Earth Focus on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. PT! That’s tomorrow! We’re featured in a new episode about Food Insecurity. If you can’t tune in, it’s available to stream on the PBS app!


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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) and California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) staff will be presenting at the 81st American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), which will be held May 13–15, 2026, in Los Angeles.

From navigating changes in race and ethnicity data collection, to using QR codes to improve survey response rates, to examining strategies and techniques to ensure representation of diverse communities throughout the survey life cycle, UCLA CHPR and California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) staff will present nine sessions at the 2026 AAPOR Conference.

Also, come visit CHPR and CHIS at booth #115 in the exhibit hall to meet staff, see demonstrations of CHIS’ online health query tools — including AskCHIS™ and AskCHIS™ Neighborhood Edition — and pick up swag. #AAPOR2026

Learn more: https://ucla.in/4sG3cRV.


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