May 8, 2024 –
In partnership with North Carolina Campus Engagement and other leading North Carolina education organizations, the National Conference on Citizenship is pleased to release the 2024 North Carolina Civic Health Index (NCCHI) – the fourth-ever civic health analysis in the state.
Download the 2024 North Carolina Civic Health Index
It is the intention of the partners producing the 2024 NCCHI that the data analysis and recommendations included in the report will help North Carolina set priorities, leverage best practices, and continue asking the difficult questions to fulfill its civic potential and improve civic health.
This Index is organized into three primary sections:
■ Social connectedness – interactions between friends, families, and neighbors, including: talking with or spending time with neighbors; hearing from or spending time with family and friends; doing favors for neighbors; and working with neighbors to do something positive for the neighborhood or community
■ Community engagement – interactions beyond friends, families, and neighbors, including: volunteering, participating in groups, and donating to charitable or religious organizations
■ Political action and participation – ways people influence local government and public institutions, including: voting, public political participation (attending public meetings, contacting public officials), consuming news, donating to political organizations, discussing political/societal/local issues (posting views on political/societal/local issues on social media, discussing political/societal/local issues with family and friends, discussing political/societal/local issues with neighbors), and choosing services based on social or political values of companies
Each section includes a “Summary of the Findings” and a “Deep Dive” into the subset data. The report features “Bright Spots” or positive examples of related efforts in NC throughout these sections. This 2024 NCCHI then provides “A Look Back at the 2010 and 2015 NCCHIs,” drawing comparisons with the earlier data; “A Look Across the US,” comparing NC with other states and with national averages; and “A 20th Anniversary Exploration,” which examines the civic health of the respondents in the 2003 NCCHI then and now.
Drawing on the analysis throughout, the Index offers “Recommendations” that address a wide range of public and private sectors, encouraging specific actions to advance NC’s civic health.