TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics based upon questionnaire data.
| Percent | N | |
| Self-reported unauthorized school absenteeism | 4344 | |
| Never | 80.8 | |
| 1 time | 9.0 | |
| 2 times | 2.9 | |
| 3 times | 2.3 | |
| 4 times | 1.6 | |
| 5 times | 0.8 | |
| 6 times | 0.7 | |
| 7 times | 0.2 | |
| 8 times | 0.3 | |
| 9 times | 0.2 | |
| 10 to 15 times | 0.6 | |
| 15 to 20 times | 0.3 | |
| >20 times | 0.3 | |
| Type of school attendence problem (SAP) | 777 | |
| Truancy | 49.4 | |
| School refusal | 17.4 | |
| School withdrawal | 33.2 | |
| Has it ever been discovered that you skipped school? | 777 | |
| Never | 57.8 | |
| Once | 28.8 | |
| Several times | 8.5 | |
| Often | 2.2 | |
| Always | 2.7 | |
| Self-reported authorized school absenteeism due to family or personal reasons (e.g., death of a family member or a friend) | 4344 | |
| Never | 3.4 | |
| Once | 21.0 | |
| 2 to 5 times | 42.9 | |
| 5 to 10 times | 19.3 | |
| >10 times | 13.4 |