Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Turlock 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 | 50.5% | 38.9% | 30.3% | 28.6% | 51.0% | 46.2% | 37.1% | 18.9% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 23.7% | 23.6% | 17.4% | 23.8% | 19.4% | 24.0% | 24.4% | 24.3% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 5.4% |
| 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 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 13.9% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 9.7% | 24.3% | 35.0% | 33.3% | 9.9% | 17.5% | 23.0% | 40.5% |