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2024 Pulse Highlights

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2,404

Coloradans interviewed,
May 20 - June 24,2024

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89%

say the cost of housing is a serious or very serious problem.

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2 in 5

say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago.

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People

3 in 4

Agree that people in their community welcome and include them in activities

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71%

Are worried they will not be able to afford to live in Colorado in the future.

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Discover how Pulse helps us better understand the priorities and attitudes of Coloradans on a range of important health issues each year to inform policy far into the future.

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| June 23, 2025
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| August 13, 2024
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| August 12, 2024
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| July 17, 2024
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| June 21, 2024
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| November 14, 2023
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| September 25, 2023
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