Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (School District) | 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 | 50.4% | 64.9% | 64.7% | 47.8% | 51.0% | 44.9% | 51.0% | 49.3% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 13.0% | 10.8% | 15.8% | 22.6% | 20.4% | 25.5% | 21.3% | 25.3% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.9% | 2.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 9.6% | 10.8% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 4.0% |
| Two or More Reasons | 20.9% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 17.6% | 18.4% | 18.9% | 16.7% | 16.0% |