Nebraska
Models implemented in Nebraska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, and Healthy Families America. Statewide, 20 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
8% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
66% White
12% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
33% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
40% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
11% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
4% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
66% English
23% Spanish
11% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Nebraska, there were 114,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 154,300 children.
154,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 154,300 children who could benefit —
114,900 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 Nebraska who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 17%
Of the 114,900 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria