Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Carlsbad 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 | 46.0% | 40.1% | 35.1% | 14.3% | 45.3% | 46.2% | 43.6% | 21.4% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 30.3% | 27.8% | 22.5% | 28.6% | 31.1% | 29.5% | 25.6% | 30.4% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 8.2% | 5.7% | 10.7% |
| Two or More Reasons | 14.4% | 22.9% | 33.4% | 53.6% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 19.9% | 32.1% |