Nebraskans’ health is good, employment, income disparities exist

Nearly four in five Nebraska adults feel that their overall health is good, though disparities exist when accounting for employment status, income levels and education.

That is according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot from the University of Nebraska– Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research. The bi-monthly Snapshot is developed from the 2024 Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey, which gathered opinions

Statewide, seventy- nine percent of respondents rated their overall health as excellent or good, contrasted with twenty-one percent who said their health was fair or poor. These numbers were similar across age groups and men and women. The widest disparities were found among income levels and employment status.