Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Los Banos 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 | 48.4% | 41.3% | 31.7% | 28.6% | 48.2% | 45.9% | 45.0% | 41.5% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 19.0% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 28.6% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.0% | 27.7% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Had to Work | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.5% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 15.3% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 2.0% | 15.7% | 14.6% | 13.4% | 6.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 13.8% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 38.8% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 14.9% |