Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Vallejo City 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 | 33.5% | 19.2% | 48.5% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 39.7% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 26.2% | 15.4% | 23.6% | 24.9% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 23.5% | 24.7% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.7% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Other Reason | 7.2% | 15.4% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 4.8% | 9.7% | 11.0% |
| Two or More Reasons | 27.4% | 46.2% | 17.3% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 27.2% | 28.0% | 20.5% |