For nearly half of NC families with children, paying for household expenses is somewhat or very difficult 

Percent of households in North Carolina reporting that it was somewhat or very difficult to pay for usual household expenses in the past week, by presence of children in the household

A bar chart with two bars. The bars show that 48% of households with children in North Carolina reported having a somewhat of very difficult time paying for usual household expenses in the last week, when this survey data was collected in June and July 2024. This is compared to 33% of households without children who reported having a somewhat or very difficult time paying for usual household expenses.