In 2022, Coloradans are telling us that they’re overwhelmed by the rising cost of living, including but not limited to housing costs, and many are making difficult financial tradeoffs to stay on top of economic pressures. Some are skipping meals because they can’t afford food; others are going without health care or working more in order to pay for their housing; many are experiencing mental health strain but say out-of-pocket costs are a challenge to getting the help they need. To reduce costs and economic challenges, majorities of Coloradans see policy change as an effective tool—and they’re expressing confidence in solutions like raising taxes to fund support services, requiring employers to increase pay and benefits, and ensuring landlords cannot raise rents too quickly.

There’s so much more to dig into from this year’s Pulse: The Colorado Health Foundation Poll. Use the data dashboard to navigate to the issues you care about and explore how different groups of Coloradans answered our questions. Or access our resources – presentation slides, webinar briefings and more are all available down below.

The 2022 Pulse Poll was conducted by telephone and online from April 5-26, 2022, among a random representative sample of 2,985 adults age 18 and older living in Colorado. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/-2.2% at the 95% confidence interval. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error is higher.