Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
Livermore Valley Joint Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
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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 | 43.8% | 42.6% | 29.9% | 21.4% | 50.8% | 48.2% | 41.5% | 12.5% |
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 26.4% | 24.5% | 23.4% | 7.1% | 26.2% | 26.7% | 26.5% | 37.5% |
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 7.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other Reason | 9.7% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 14.3% | 10.6% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% |
Two or More Reasons | 18.1% | 21.4% | 34.0% | 42.9% | 9.2% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 50.0% |