Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Sacramento City 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 | 38.8% | 32.4% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 42.8% | 35.4% | 29.9% | 18.2% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 21.7% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 35.7% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 36.4% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 11.5% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 9.1% |
| Two or More Reasons | 23.9% | 28.6% | 42.4% | 50.0% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 28.9% | 27.3% |