Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Glendale 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 | 60.1% | 56.4% | 45.5% | 31.0% | 62.7% | 60.0% | 52.5% | 42.3% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 17.4% | 15.7% | 21.0% | 20.7% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 11.5% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Two or More Reasons | 9.3% | 15.4% | 22.9% | 37.9% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 16.1% | 22.7% |