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| table 187. | Table 187. Percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders absent from school in the last month, by selected student and school characteristics and number of days absent: 2002, 2009, and 2011 |
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| Year, grade level, and days absent from school in the last month | All students | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch (public schools only) | Control of school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | Eligible | Not Eligible | Unknown | Public | Catholic | Other private | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 52 | (0.3) | 55 | (0.4) | 50 | (0.5) | 52 | (0.4) | 52 | (0.7) | 50 | (0.9) | 66 | (1.5) | 42 | (1.5) | 55 | (1.9) | 49 | (0.5) | 55 | (0.4) | 53 | (1.1) | 52 | (0.3) | 55 | (1.2) | 55 | (1.4) |
| 1-2 days | 30 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.4) | 31 | (0.3) | 27 | (0.5) | 31 | (0.9) | 22 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.8) | 29 | (1.8) | 30 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.4) | 30 | (0.8) | 30 | (0.3) | 31 | (1.0) | 28 | (1.1) |
| 3-4 days | 11 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.6) | 14 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.3) | 13 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.5) | 11 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.9) |
| 5-10 days | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.7) | 5 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.5) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.5) | 4 | (0.6) | 1 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.3) |
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 45 | (0.3) | 47 | (0.4) | 43 | (0.4) | 44 | (0.4) | 46 | (0.7) | 44 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.8) | 31 | (2.8) | 50 | (5.2) | 41 | (0.5) | 46 | (0.4) | 46 | (0.9) | 44 | (0.4) | 49 | (1.2) | 47 | (1.1) |
| 1-2 days | 35 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.4) | 31 | (0.5) | 34 | (0.9) | 26 | (1.6) | 37 | (1.9) | 33 | (3.2) | 34 | (0.5) | 36 | (0.4) | 36 | (0.8) | 35 | (0.3) | 37 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.1) |
| 3-4 days | 13 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.5) | 14 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.8) | 20 | (3.4) | 9 | (1.7) | 15 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.5) | 13 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.9) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.4) | 8 | (1.2) | 6 | (3.5) | 6 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.4) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) | 4 | (1.0) | 2 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.3) |
| 12th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 36 | (0.7) | 39 | (0.9) | 32 | (0.8) | 35 | (0.8) | 37 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.6) | 41 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | 23 | (5.5) | 35 | (1.3) | 36 | (0.8) | 34 | (1.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 40 | (0.6) | 38 | (0.8) | 42 | (0.8) | 40 | (0.8) | 36 | (1.1) | 42 | (1.7) | 36 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 51 | (10.4) | 37 | (1.0) | 40 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 17 | (0.5) | 14 | (0.6) | 19 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.9) | 16 | (1.3) | 15 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | 22 | (4.4) | 19 | (1.0) | 16 | (0.5) | 16 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 5 | (†) | 7 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.7) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 52 | (0.2) | 54 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.3) | 52 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.4) | 52 | (0.6) | 65 | (0.9) | 42 | (1.4) | 53 | (1.4) | 49 | (0.3) | 56 | (0.3) | 53 | (1.0) | 52 | (0.2) | 54 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 29 | (0.2) | 28 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.2) | 28 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.4) | 24 | (0.7) | 32 | (1.2) | 29 | (1.3) | 30 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.3) | 30 | (1.0) | 30 | (0.2) | 31 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 11 | (0.1) | 11 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.4) | 15 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.0) | 13 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.5) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 46 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 45 | (0.6) | 65 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.4) | 45 | (2.0) | 43 | (0.4) | 48 | (0.3) | 49 | (1.1) | 45 | (0.3) | 54 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 35 | (0.2) | 33 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.2) | 32 | (0.4) | 33 | (0.5) | 25 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.5) | 32 | (1.8) | 34 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) | 35 | (1.0) | 35 | (0.2) | 34 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 13 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.9) | 13 | (1.4) | 15 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.7) | 5 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.7) | 3 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 12th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 38 | (0.5) | 41 | (0.5) | 35 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.5) | 39 | (1.0) | 38 | (0.8) | 50 | (1.7) | 30 | (3.9) | 39 | (3.2) | 36 | (0.7) | 38 | (0.6) | 43 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 39 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.4) | 41 | (0.5) | 40 | (0.4) | 38 | (0.8) | 39 | (0.7) | 33 | (1.6) | 36 | (4.0) | 37 | (3.2) | 39 | (0.6) | 40 | (0.4) | 39 | (0.9) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 15 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.3) | 17 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.7) | 11 | (1.0) | 23 | (3.2) | 16 | (2.4) | 16 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.7) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 6 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.3) | 4 | (0.4) | 8 | (2.3) | 6 | (1.5) | 7 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.3) | 3 | (1.6) | 1 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 51 | (0.2) | 53 | (0.3) | 49 | (0.3) | 50 | (0.2) | 49 | (0.5) | 50 | (0.5) | 64 | (1.1) | 39 | (1.5) | 51 | (1.1) | 47 | (0.2) | 54 | (0.2) | 54 | (1.1) | 50 | (0.2) | 54 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 30 | (0.1) | 29 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.2) | 28 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.4) | 23 | (0.6) | 31 | (1.3) | 29 | (0.9) | 30 | (0.2) | 30 | (0.2) | 29 | (0.8) | 30 | (0.1) | 29 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 12 | (0.1) | 11 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.1) | 13 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.7) | 17 | (1.1) | 14 | (0.8) | 14 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.1) | 11 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.5) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 45 | (0.2) | 47 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.5) | 44 | (0.6) | 62 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.7) | 43 | (1.5) | 42 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.9) | 45 | (0.2) | 51 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 35 | (0.2) | 34 | (0.2) | 36 | (0.2) | 37 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.4) | 35 | (0.5) | 27 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.2) | 35 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.8) | 35 | (0.2) | 36 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 13 | (0.1) | 12 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.4) | 14 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.5) | 19 | (1.5) | 12 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools unless otherwise noted. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2011, students in the "two or more races" category were categorized as "unclassified." Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments, retrieved December 9, 2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared December 2012.) |
