Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Garden Grove Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||||
| Reason for Absence | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 67.2% | 60.6% | 51.8% | 16.0% | 65.5% | 63.6% | 59.4% | 25.5% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 14.2% | 16.9% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 24.5% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% |
| Was Suspended | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.3% |
| Other Reason | 7.0% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Two or More Reasons | 9.1% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 39.3% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 28.8% |