North Carolina
Models implemented in North Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 85 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
34% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
44% White
8% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
22% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
69% <1 year
14% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
64% Public
34% Private
2% None
Primary Language
87% English
12% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 563,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 710,900 children.
710,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 710,900 children who could benefit —
563,500 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in North Carolina who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 563,500 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria