Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Los Banos 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 | 48.1% | 48.5% | 51.9% | 43.0% | 33.3% | 44.5% | 43.7% | 46.6% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 9.6% | 9.1% | 21.2% | 19.0% | 26.7% | 19.7% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 6.7% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5.2% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 3.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Other Reason | 15.4% | 27.3% | 7.7% | 13.9% | 10.0% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 12.1% |
| Two or More Reasons | 15.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 18.6% | 23.3% | 15.0% | 17.5% | 12.1% |