Chronic School Absenteeism for Health-related Reasons Among Children Ages 5‒17 Years: United States, 2022

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• Personal Author:
  Black, Lindsey I. ; Elgaddal, Nazik
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Interview Statistics. ; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Analysis and Epidemiology.
• Description:
  Chronic school absenteeism can lead to poorer academic performance and school engagement for students (1). It is also a risk factor for school dropout (2,3), which is associated with many long-term health impacts (4,5). This report uses data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to describe the percentage of children ages 5‒17 who experienced chronic school absenteeism due to illness, injury, or disability by sociodemographic and health factors.
  
  Key findings: Data from the National Health Interview Survey
  
  ● In 2022, 5.8% of children ages 5‒17 experienced chronic school absenteeism for health- related reasons in the past 12 months.
  
  ● The percentage of children who experienced chronic absenteeism varied by race and Hispanic origin.
  
  ● Children with family incomes of less than 200% of the federal poverty level were more likely to have experienced chronic school absenteeism than those with family incomes of 200% of the federal poverty level or more.
  
  ● Children with disabilities (14.8%) were about three times more likely to have experienced chronic school absenteeism than children without disabilities (4.4%).
  
  Suggested citation: Black LI, Elgaddal N. Chronic school absenteeism for health-related reasons among children ages 5‒17 years: United States, 2022. NCHS Data Brief, no 498. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/CDC/147885.
  
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• Subjects:
  Child Disabled Persons Humans Schools Students Surveys And Questionnaires
• Source:
  NCHS data brief ; no. 498
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  498
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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