• Among the top election issues for North Carolinians were the economy, inflation, health care, and taxes. Issues such as gun control and abortion ranked significantly lower than economic issues.

• 74.5% of North Carolina voters indicated that they intended to vote, while 21% – 1 in 5 – were not sure if they would vote or indicated they would not vote.

• 61% of North Carolinians said that it was somewhat or very difficult to afford healthcare costs.

• 43% of respondents indicated they had ever received a medical bill with an error in it.

• About one-third (32%) of survey respondents in North Carolina said they had had to resort to using a credit card in order to cover medical costs they did not have enough money to cover.

• Near three-quarters (74%) of respondents said they were somewhat or very concerned about surprise medical bills.