Table 1. Differences in North Carolina income assistance and TANF practitioner perspectives on select survey items
Total | Admin | Frontline | Difference | |
(N=78) | (n=52) | (n=23) | ||
Application language barriers - Percentage of practitioners indicating the following resources were very accessible |
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In-Person, Spanish application forms | 71.8% | 78.8% | 56.5% | 22.3%* |
Interview for application is available in Spanish | 71.8% | 84.6% | 47.8% | 36.8%*** |
Hispanic applicant access and engagement - Percentage of practitioners indicating their TANF (and income assistance) program did the following |
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Offered easy application access for non-English-speaking Hispanic families | 65.4% | 71.2% | 52.2% | 19.0% |
Increased Spanish language materials over the past 5 years | 65.4% | 67.3% | 52.2% | 15.1% |