September 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
In all but eight of California's 26 metropolitan areas, minorities make up more than half the population. A new study from the Brookings Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C., analyzed the demographic makeup of the nation's 100 largest metro areas and found minorities accounting...
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August 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
Cigarette smoking in California has fallen sharply in recent years, but new research finds that hookah use is on the rise, especially among young adults. Between 2005 and 2008, the number of California adults who had ever used a hookah jumped by more than 40 percent, to 11.2 percent among men...
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August 22, 2011, 12:05 AM
California's unemployment rate remains the second-highest in the nation – 12 percent in July – but among some demographic groups, joblessness is even higher. The unemployment rate among 16- to 19-year-olds in California was 34.2 percent last month, according to the state...
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August 12, 2011, 12:05 AM
California grows more produce than any other state, yet few of its residents – especially those in rural areas – eat the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables, according to research released Wednesday by the Essentia Institute of Rural Health. In fact, California...
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August 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
The average affluent black or Hispanic household lives in a poorer neighborhood than does the average working-class white household, showing that higher incomes do not always translate to upward residential mobility, according to a new analysis of census data. Researchers with US 2010, a...
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July 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
White households have a net worth 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released today. The wealth gaps between these groups are at a record high and are about twice their pre-recession size. Between 2005 and...
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July 20, 2011, 12:05 AM
Although Hispanics make up 53 percent of its student population, the Vista Unified School District in San Diego County hasn't had a Hispanic school board member in decades. That's a fact current board President Steve Lilly concedes needs to change. "It would be really hard to...
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July 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
California's adult smoking rate hit a record low last year, 11.9 percent, state health officials announced this week. While smoking prevalence has fallen across the board, the number masks big disparities among demographic groups. The state's analysis [PDF] shows smoking...
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July 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
For voters and politicians alike, the search for clarity from the latest drafts of the state's redistricting maps will have to wait. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission – made up of five Democrats, five Republicans and four registered with neither party – opted to...
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June 30, 2011, 12:05 AM
The number of U.S. children living with at least one grandparent in their homes increased 64 percent between 1991 and 2009, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday. There were 7.8 million children living with at least one grandparent in 2009, up from 4.7 million...
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June 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
California Department of FinanceCalifornia's population is projected to increase 11.5 percent by 2020. Click image to enlarge. California will gain more than 4.3 million people over the next decade – an 11.5 percent increase but 2.5 million people short of pre-recession projections,...
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June 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
Americans are living longer than ever before, but compared with the healthiest nations in the world, their life expectancy is shorter and falling behind. Even Californians, who fare better than the national average, are living shorter lives than their peers around the world. The average...
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June 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
The rates of hospitalizations and deaths due to heart attacks are decreasing in California, but a state analysis released yesterday reveals troubling trends: Heart attacks are sending more racial and ethnic minorities to the hospital, and they're killing patients at a younger age. Overall...
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June 3, 2011, 12:05 AM
Blacks experience the poorest quality of ambulatory care of any race or ethnic group in California, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics of all races, blacks have the highest hospital admission rates for...
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May 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
The Hispanic/Latino population in California grew at a substantially slower clip over the past decade than in the rest of the nation, according to figures released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. From 2000 to 2010, the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population grew 43 percent to nearly 50.5...
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