Slightly more than half (51%) of Californians went virtual for their healthcare during the pandemic, using either a telephone, smartphone or computer, a new survey finds.
And those new habits will likely continue when the coronavirus pandemic wanes and the public health emergency is lifted, according to the survey from the University of Southern California.
The survey of 1,650 Californians also found that 55% of workers with access to broadband have been working from home full- or part-time.
“The hesitancy towards remote work, learning and telehealth was swept away by necessity during the pandemic,” said study lead researcher Hernán Galperin, an associate professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.