Table 1.
Economic impact of school absences in the Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) and potential benefits of pollution reduction disaggregated by school level.
| School Level (N) | Elementary (26) | Middle (7) | High (3) | District (36) |
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| Title 1 Schools | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Annual Enrollment: Mean (SD) | 486 (104) | 586 (199) | 2002 (454) | 632 (451) |
| Annual Attendance Days: Mean (SD) | 87 515 (18 787) | 105 471 (35 768) | 360 344 (81 673) | 113 742 (81 177) |
| Annual Absence Days: Mean (SD) | 4951 (1147) | 5623 (2284) | 16 051 (2617) | 6007 (3425) |
| Absences (%): Mean (SD) | 5.78 (1.19) | 5.34 (1.22) | 4.56 (0.59) | 5.59 (1.19) |
| Annual PM2.5 (μg m−3): Mean (SD) | 6.61 (0.36) | 6.43 (0.34) | 6.5 (0.24) | 6.56 (0.35) |
| Annual Ozone (ppb): Mean (SD) | 28.34 (0.74) | 28.73 (0.59) | 28.61 (0.45) | 28.44 (0.7) |
| Absences Reduction: Mean (SD) | 17 (9) | 22 (10) | 17 (5) | 18 (9) |
| Absent Student School Funding ($): Mean (SD) | 695 (366) | 898 (417) | 684 (212) | 733 (367) |
| Lost Wages ($): Mean (SD) | 3195 (1684) | 4127 (1916) | 3144 (973) | 3372 (1689) |
| Meal Costs ($): Mean (SD) | 28 (15) | 43 (20) | 34 (11) | 32 (16) |
| Total Family Burden ($): Mean (SD) | 3223 (1699) | 4170 (1935) | 3179 (984) | 3404 (1705) |
| Economic Multiplier ($): Mean (SD) | 7987 (4211) | 10 318 (4789) | 7861 (2433) | 8430 (4221) |
| Total Economic Cost: Mean (SD) | 11 210 (5910) | 14 488 (6725) | 11 040 (3417) | 11 834 (5926) |