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, 101 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
37% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
42% White
9% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
24% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
57% <1 year
23% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
69% Public
27% Private
5% None
Primary Language
87% English
12% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 562,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 709,300 children.
709,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 709,300 children who could benefit —
562,500 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 25%
Of the 562,500 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria