Nearly three-quarters of North Carolinians (72%) say rising prices have caused them to cut back on regular purchases in the past month, according to new findings from a Catawba College–YouGov survey, underscoring the continued impact of affordability concerns on households across the state.
Many North Carolina respondents — 57% — said they had difficulty affording their regular monthly expenses, while 43% said they had no difficulty. Most Republicans, at 53%, said they had difficulty, while 57% of independents and 61% of Democrats expressed the same sentiment.
