Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Irvine 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 | 70.6% | 66.7% | 50.9% | 0.0% | 72.5% | 68.9% | 60.1% | 23.1% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 15.2% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 38.5% | 13.1% | 18.7% | 17.9% | 30.8% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 7.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 7.6% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| Two or More Reasons | 4.6% | 8.9% | 20.4% | 53.8% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 38.5% |