Poll finds majority of Colorado women are struggling financially

Denver7 · Jun 01, 2026 · 362 words · By Micah Smith

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DENVER — The majority of women in Colorado are struggling financially, according to a new poll commissioned by The Women’s Foundation of Colorado.

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What happened

DENVER — The majority of women in Colorado are struggling financially, according to a new poll commissioned by The Women’s Foundation of Colorado.

Why it matters

“Our work is based on what women know they need.

Common ground

We conducted a poll ahead of the June 30th primary to really understand directly what women are telling us,” Louise Myrland, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s vice president of programs, said.

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Claim 1: “The poll found that 84% of women said the cost of living is rising faster than their incomes.”

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The specific figure of 84% regarding the cost of living rising faster than income is reported by both Denver7 and another independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 Colorado Amendment 79 was a constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 5, 2024, ballot. The amendment established a right to Abortion in Colorado in its constitution, and repealed a c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Buffaloes women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing University of Colorado Boulder as part of the Big 12 Conference. They play their home games at Kit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have contributed to the history of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of 2024, 205 women have been induc…
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Claim 2: “This rose for Black women (91%) and LGBTQ+ women (93%).”

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The specific breakdowns for Black women (91%) and LGBTQ+ women (93%) are corroborated by multiple reports citing the poll results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a $25,000 (a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kelley J. Robinson (born 1985 or 1986) is an American community organizer who is the current president of the Human Rights Campaign. She was formerly the executive director of Planned Parenthood Actio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LGBTQ is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. LGBTQ and related initialisms are umbrella terms, originating in the United States, broadly referring to all sexual and gende…
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Claim 3: “Myrland said the organization surveyed 725 women from many different backgrounds.”

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Two independent sources (The Women's Foundation of Colorado's own results page and a news report) confirm the survey size was 725 women.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also inclu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) is the principal department of the government of Colorado responsible for the custody, control, and rehabilitation of adults convicted of felonies in the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second term, United States president Donald Trump granted blanket clemency to all people, nearly 1,600, convicted of or awaiting trial or sentencing fo…
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Claim 4: “one in ten Colorado women told us that they're concerned that they will be the victim of domestic violence”

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The provided evidence contains general domestic violence statistics for Colorado from 2021, but does not contain the specific poll result stating one in ten women are concerned they will be victims.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 11, 2023 · Colorado 2021 Domestic Violence Statistics ♢ There were 91 deaths related to domestic violence. ♢ 88 percent of domestic violence victims ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Introduction. Introduction. 3. Background to the Study. 3. International research on prevalence of violence against women. 4. Study objectives.
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web search NEUTRAL — (a) Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, including battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related ...
https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/expert+brief+costs.pdf

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Claim 5: “The Women’s Foundation of Colorado is hosting a gubernatorial candidate forum on June 7”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a gubernatorial candidate forum on June 7.

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Claim 6: “The majority of women in Colorado are struggling financially, according to a new poll commissioned by The Women’s Foundation of Colorado.”

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Multiple independent web sources (Denver7 and others) report that a poll by The Women's Foundation of Colorado found a majority of women are struggling financially.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners regio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02%…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a public research university in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is one of four campuses that make up the University of Colorado syst…
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Claim 7: “Myrland said healthcare access is also a concern, with a third of women saying affordable access to high-quality health care would help them get ahead.”

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The claim appears in one web search snippet, but the other search results for this claim are dictionary definitions of 'approximately'. No second independent source corroborates the specific poll finding.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Copy and paste the approximately symbol (≈), which is used to indicate that something is nearly equal to something else.
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Claim 8: “Half of Colorado women, because of these financial pressures, are cutting back on retirement savings or taking on debt just to cover their basic expenses.”

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While search results discuss retirement savings in general or for American households, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that 50% of Colorado women in this specific poll are cutting retirement savings or taking on debt.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado City is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Color…
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Claim 9: “43% of Hispanic women felt this way.”

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The snippet from the Denver7 article mentions the healthcare concern generally, but the specific 43% figure for Hispanic women is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... Women's Foundation of Colorado polled 725 women from different ... affordable access to high-quality health care would help them get ahead.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/poll-finds-majority-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance in the United States, and, to date, an estimated 20 million ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 18, 2024 ... ... health disparities. A lack of affordable, quality health care options, meanwhile, can make it difficult to get timely treatment — a barrier ...
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2…

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