South Carolina
Models implemented in South Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, 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, 68 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
55% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
34% White
5% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
17% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
22% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
7% Private
4% None
Primary Language
92% English
8% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Carolina, there were 266,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 328,600 children.
328,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 328,600 children who could benefit —
266,000 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 30%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 266,000 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria