Los Angeles, November 15, : , A new poll has found that 69% of Californians believe that the gap between rich and poor is growing.Additionally, 64% think that it will get worse by 2030.The poll, conducted by the nonpartisan think tank Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), surveyed 2,292 adult Californians about their opinions on the state’s economic outlook, financial security, job security, among other topics, Xinhua news agency quoted the Times of San Diego as saying in a report on Sunday.The poll was conducted by the nonpartisan think-tank Public Policy Institute of California, (PPIC) and asked 2,292 adults about their views on the state’s economy, financial security, and job security.
Xinhua quoted the Times of San Diego in a Sunday report.
While 62 per cent of California residents said their finances today were the same as a year ago, those with lower-income were more likely than others to say they were worse off financially than a year ago, who expressed dissatisfaction with their finances and said it would be difficult to pay for a $1,000 emergency expense, PPIC reported.
California residents surveyed said that 62 percent of them feel their financial situation is the same as it was a year ago.However, California residents with lower income were more likely to report feeling worse off than they did a year earlier.They also expressed dissatisfaction about their finances and stated that it would be difficult for them to pay $1,000 for an emergency expense.
About 16 per cent of Californians said they or someone in their household had received food from a food bank in the past year, and 27 per cent received unemployment benefits.Californians accounted for 16 percent of those who said that they or someone in the household received food from a foodbank in the last year.27% claimed to have received unemployment benefits.
Those making less than $20,000 per year were nearly three times more likely than those making $80,00 or more to say they were worse off.People who earn less than $20,000 per annum were three times more likely to claim they are worse off than those earning $80,00 or more.
More than one in four Californians, or 27 per cent, worried daily or almost every day about saving for retirement and the cost of housing.27% of Californians worry daily about their retirement plans and housing costs.This is more than 1 in 4 Californians.Two in 10 Californians worried about the amount of debt they have, and 19 per cent worried about healthcare costs for them and their family, according to to the survey.
According to the survey, two-thirds of Californians worry about their debt and 19 percent worry about the cost of healthcare for themselves and their families.
Survey results varied by region as well.The results of surveys vary by region.
Half of residents in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area were optimistic, while majorities in the Central Valley, the Inland Empire, and Orange/San Diego were pessimistic.
Half of Los Angeles residents and San Francisco Bay Area residents were optimistic.However, majorities in Orange/San Diego, the Inland Empire and Central Valley were pessimistic.
Most Californians polled said the availability of well-paying jobs was a problem in their part of the state, and 22 per cent considered it a big problem.Californians polled felt that the lack of high-paying jobs in their state was a problem.22 percent considered it a major problem.Residents in the Inland Empire and Orange/San Diego in the survey were slightly more likely to say this was a big problem than those in other regions.
This was slightly more common in Orange/San Diego and the Inland Empire than in other areas.
In California’s central San Joaquin Valley, a predominantly rural area producing the majority of agricultural production in the state, about 61 per cent of residents polled viewed the availability of well-paying jobs as “somewhat of a problem”, while 21 per cent viewed the availability of well-paying jobs as a “big problem”.California’s central San Joaquin Valley is a rural area that produces the majority of California’s agricultural production.About 61% of those polled thought the availability and pay of well-paying work was a problem, while 21% considered it a big problem.
The survey result also highlighted different views in racial/ethnic groups.The survey results also revealed different opinions regarding racial/ethnic group.
Overall, Californians had mixed views of the state’s economic outlook for the next 12 months.Californians have mixed opinions about the state’s economic outlook over the next 12 months.
About 47 per cent said they thought good times were ahead, while 52 per cent said they foresaw bad times, the report said, adding a majority of Latinos (57 per cent) and Black Americans (54 per cent) said good times were ahead, compared to about four in 10 Asian Americans (43 per cent) and whites (39 per cent).47% said they believed good times would come, and 52% said they saw bad times ahead.This compares to just 43% and 39% respectively for Asian Americans (43%%) and whites (39%).
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