From: Adolescent school absenteeism and service use in a population-based study
Low absence | Moderate absence | High absence | |||||
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n = 3684 | n = 4394 | n = 910 | |||||
41.0 % | 48.9 % | 10.1 % | |||||
% | n | % | n | % | n | p-value | |
Gender | <.000 | ||||||
Girls | 36.6 | 1696 | 52.0 | 2407 | 11.3 | 525 | |
Boys | 45.6 | 1988 | 45.6 | 1987 | 8.8 | 385 | |
Age | <.000 | ||||||
16 | 47.8 | 1729 | 45.2 | 1634 | 7.1 | 256 | |
17 | 41.7 | 1324 | 48.4 | 1536 | 9.9 | 314 | |
18 | 28.7 | 631 | 55.8 | 1224 | 15.5 | 340 | |
School program | <.000 | ||||||
General studies | 39.5 | 1890 | 52.4 | 2506 | 8.0 | 383 | |
Vocational training (in school) | 43.4 | 1262 | 44.3 | 1289 | 12.3 | 359 | |
Vocational training (work placement) | 58.8 | 104 | 32.8 | 58 | 8.5 | 15 | |
Living situation | <.000 | ||||||
Living with family | 41.5 | 3368 | 49.0 | 3976 | 9.4 | 765 | |
Living alone/with friends | 36.7 | 280 | 46.2 | 352 | 17.1 | 130 | |
Maternal education | <.000 | ||||||
Primary school | 34.4 | 245 | 50.8 | 362 | 14.9 | 106 | |
Secondary school (vocational training) | 41.1 | 616 | 48.6 | 728 | 10.3 | 155 | |
Secondary school (general studies) | 43.6 | 564 | 47.6 | 617 | 8.8 | 114 | |
College/university (<4 years) | 42.6 | 551 | 49.5 | 640 | 7.9 | 102 | |
College/university (4+ years) | 39.8 | 737 | 51.6 | 955 | 8.6 | 159 |