Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| San Francisco County | 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 | 39.2% | 10.7% | 66.0% | 33.8% | 28.7% | 38.2% | 37.0% | 15.2% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 21.5% | 15.0% | 13.5% | 25.9% | 18.4% | 37.0% | 41.9% | 1.4% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 46.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 7.7% | 26.7% | 9.3% | 15.7% | 5.3% | 10.4% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 29.7% | 1.5% | 8.8% | 17.1% | 47.1% | 11.8% | 10.7% | 72.6% |