Table 2.
Days absent a | Social skills | Internalizing behavior | Externalizing behavior | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fall of kindergarten | n/a | 3.05 (0.57) |
1.45 (0.48) |
1.55 (0.58) |
Spring of kindergarten | 5.31 (4.34) |
3.19 (0.58) |
1.51 (0.48) |
1.59 (0.60) |
Spring of first grade | 4.63 (3.95) |
3.20 (0.58) |
1.51 (0.48) |
1.68 (0.58) |
Spring of second grade | 4.81 (4.09) |
3.18 (0.59) |
1.56 (0.49) |
1.68 (0.58) |
Spring of third grade | 4.33 (3.77) |
3.19 (0.60) |
1.57 (0.52) |
1.65 (0.59) |
Spring of fourth grade | 4.38 (3.69) |
3.19 (0.59) |
1.56 (0.53) |
1.63 (0.59) |
Spring of fifth grade | 4.47 (3.85) |
3.20 (0.60) |
1.56 (0.5) |
1.62 (0.59) |
Note. Estimates correspond to means and those in brackets correspond to standard deviations.
Note, even though absenteeism in kindergarten is listed in the “spring of kindergarten” row, this estimate corresponds to absenteeism across the kindergarten year.