Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Garden Grove Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for Absence | African American/Black | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | Hispanic/Latino | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | Multiracial | Another Group |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 58.2% | 43.6% | 77.8% | 50.2% | 47.3% | 48.4% | 55.2% | 53.8% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 12.1% | 16.4% | 9.5% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 21.5% | 17.7% | 16.7% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.1% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 12.1% | 10.9% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 13.8% |
| Two or More Reasons | 11.0% | 20.0% | 6.7% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 14.5% | 12.9% |