Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Mendocino 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 | 24.5% | 19.7% | 39.5% | 40.6% | 14.1% | 40.6% | 31.8% | 47.1% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 50.7% | 33.9% | 23.9% | 22.1% | 0.2% | 26.1% | 26.2% | 18.5% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9.5% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 15.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 9.9% | 12.3% | 27.0% | 11.8% | 19.1% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 15.8% |
| Two or More Reasons | 9.5% | 30.1% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 42.1% | 18.5% | 25.1% | 5.4% |