Standard errors for table 5: Among public and private K–12 teachers who left teaching between 1999–2000 and 2000–01, average age, average years of teaching experience, percentage female, percentage out-of-field, and percentage with both a major and certification in field, by the reason teachers left
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Reason
teachers left |
Average
age |
Average
years of
teaching
experience |
Percent
female |
Percent teaching
out-of-field the
previous year |
Percent with
both major and
certification in
field taught
in the
previous year |
|
| All leavers |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
| Retired |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
| Took other job |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
| Went back to school |
1.2 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
| Left for family reasons |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
| Other |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), “Public Teacher Questionnaire,” “Charter Teacher Questionnaire,” and “Private Teacher Questionnaire,” 1999–2000 and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), “Current Teacher Questionnaire” and “Former Teacher Questionnaire,” 2000–01.
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