South Carolina
Models implemented in South Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 73 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
57% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
35% White
5% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
26% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
2% Private
4% None
Primary Language
93% English
6% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Carolina, there were 267,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 333,100 children.
333,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 333,100 children who could benefit —
267,200 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 20%
- Single mother 30%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 267,200 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria