South Carolina
Models implemented in South Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 75 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
58% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
34% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
19% No high school diploma
Child Age
18% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
3% Private
2% None
Primary Language
93% English
6% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Carolina, there were 266,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 334,200 children.
334,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 334,200 children who could benefit —
266,400 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 South Carolina who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 29%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 266,400 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria