LOS ANGELES (KNX) - While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, a new UCLA survey suggests that many Angelenos are still in financial recovery mode.
In February, more than 1400 L.A. County residents responded to a survey measuring their quality of life. 94% said they had been impacted by inflation in the past year, with 71% saying it had a major impact on their lives.
“Cost of living is the number one category that people are dissatisfied with,” said Zev Yaroslavsky of UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, which conducted the survey.
82% of respondents cited rising housing costs as a concern, and 28% reported being worried about losing their homes. Nearly half of all people in households earning less than $60,000 said they were concerned about becoming homeless.
Meanwhile, 73% of respondents said their life had been impacted in the previous year by a homeless encampment.
The survey also measured approval ratings for local elected officials. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass had the highest favorability rating, with 46% favorability among all respondents and 51% among those who live in the city of L.A.
The overall satisfaction rating rose two points since last year, but it was still the second-lowest rating since the project was launched eight years ago.
“I think we’ve bottomed out of the pandemic era and people are starting to look a little more positive, but we have a long way to go,” Yaroslavsky said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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