Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Bellflower 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 | 40.7% | 31.3% | 28.6% | 9.1% | 39.6% | 38.3% | 39.9% | 29.0% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 23.9% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 28.0% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 25.2% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.8% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| Was Suspended | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 7.0% | 10.5% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 8.9% | 7.6% | 15.0% |
| Two or More Reasons | 25.7% | 34.1% | 37.3% | 54.5% | 17.4% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 23.4% |