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Survey Finds LA County Quality of Life Index Stuck at a 10-Year Low

The cost of living has county residents in a funk, a UCLA study finds. And 44 percent fear someone they know could be deported.
Survey Finds LA County Quality of Life Index Stuck at a 10-Year Low
Los Angeles commuters on April 11, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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Los Angeles County residents have plenty to worry about amid a wildfire recovery effort, federal immigration crackdowns, and persistent homelessness, but what most concerns them is the cost of living, according to an annual UCLA survey released on April 16.
The 10th Annual Quality of Life Index (QLI) survey polled 1,400 county residents between Feb. 23 and March 9, and found widespread frustration with the high cost of living, including increasing the prices of groceries and household items.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.