Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Inglewood 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 | 33.2% | 19.6% | 24.5% | 16.7% | 36.3% | 29.3% | 32.1% | 11.5% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 24.2% | 29.0% | 18.4% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 29.3% | 18.5% | 23.1% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.8% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 7.2% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 3.8% |
| Two or More Reasons | 30.9% | 37.4% | 41.8% | 50.0% | 21.8% | 23.1% | 27.2% | 53.8% |