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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

California ranks high in languages, housing costs, commutes

September 29, 2010, 12:05 AM

Data released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau show California leading the nation in at least two areas: linguistic diversity and housing costs. The state also ranks highly in longest commute times. In California, 43.1 percent of residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English... + read more

Daily Report: Money and Politics

California's skinniest counties: four lean left, one leans right

September 29, 2010, 12:03 AM

Americans are too fat. But are Republicans fatter than Democrats? To settle this question, we could download voter rolls and DMV files from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and then link and sort by party registration and total poundage. It would be a major computing job... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

More than 15 percent of Californians in poverty

September 17, 2010, 12:05 AM

More than 5.6 million Californians – 15.3 percent of the state – lived in poverty last year, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Nationwide, 43.6 million Americans were in poverty in 2009 – the highest number since the bureau began its... + read more

A U.S. Army National Guard soldier watches the U.S./Mexico border near Nogales, Ariz.

Daily Report: General Assignment

Illegal immigration slows in California, across the U.S.

September 2, 2010, 12:05 AM

The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has declined for the first time in 20 years, and California's share of the undocumented population has shrunk, from 42 percent in 1990 to 23 percent in 2009, according to a study released yesterday by an independent research group. The... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Californians growing heavier, more obese and diabetic

September 1, 2010, 12:05 AM

Californians are increasingly overweight, obese and diabetic, a study by UCLA researchers found. The epidemics are worsening throughout the state and disproportionately affect ethnic minorities, the poor and the least educated. More than half of the adults in the state – 15.3 million... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Declines in tobacco use among youth stall

August 30, 2010, 12:05 AM

Although tobacco use among teens has dropped over the past decade, the trend has slowed in recent years, suggesting a greater need for tobacco prevention efforts, a U.S. government study has found. In 2009, 8.2 percent of middle school students and 23.9 percent of high school students reported... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Eight percent of U.S. babies born to illegal immigrants

August 12, 2010, 12:05 AM

Illegal immigrants constitute about 4 percent of adults in the United States, but they gave birth to about 8 percent of babies in 2008, according to a study published yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center. The findings, based on 2009 census data, reveal how illegal immigrants differ from the... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Few with mental health problems seek help from professionals

July 29, 2010, 12:05 AM

Nearly 5 million California adults say they need help for a mental or emotional health problem, and more than 1 million Californians report symptoms associated with serious psychological distress, according to a study released yesterday by researchers at UCLA. Yet of those people, only one in... + read more

Since 2000, jobs in the top categories for teens – food service, sales and office administration – have migrated to more workers

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

One in three California teens can't get a job

July 21, 2010, 12:05 AM

Legislation to extend unemployment benefits overcame a Republican filibuster in the Senate yesterday, putting more than 400,000 Californians a step closer to having their benefits checks reinstated. But suspended checks are only part of the state's unemployment woes: 34.5 percent of teen... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Dire shortage of doctors as senior population rises

July 19, 2010, 12:05 AM

Six out of nine regions in California have a shortage of primary care physicians, and the problem may be worsening: With nearly 30 percent of our physicians more than 60 years old, more doctors are nearing retirement here than in any other state. The findings are part of a report on the state... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

One in four California kids have never visited a dentist

July 9, 2010, 12:05 AM

Latino and African-American children in California, whether covered by private insurance or Medicaid, visit dentists less frequently than their white counterparts. Overall, 24 percent of kids in the state have never been to the dentist. The findings are part of a study on racial and ethnic... + read more

MORE ON: demographics

California ranks high in languages, housing costs, commutes

California's skinniest counties: four lean left, one leans right

More than 15 percent of Californians in poverty

Illegal immigration slows in California, across the U.S.

Californians growing heavier, more obese and diabetic

Declines in tobacco use among youth stall

Eight percent of U.S. babies born to illegal immigrants

Few with mental health problems seek help from professionals

One in three California teens can't get a job

Dire shortage of doctors as senior population rises

One in four California kids have never visited a dentist

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