Table 3.1. Percentage distribution of 8th-grade students, by number of days absent from school in the preceding month and race/ethnicity: 2003
Race/ethnicity
No absences
One or more absences
Total
43.8
56.3
White, non-Hispanic
42.8
57.2
Black, non-Hispanic
44.4
55.6
Hispanic
41.6
58.4
Asian/Pacific Islander
63.3
36.7
American Indian/Alaska Native
34.3
65.7
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Reading Assessment.
