Table S24-2. Standard errors for the percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade students who reported missing 3 or more days of school in the previous month, by grade and selected characteristics: Various years, 1994–2005
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Grade 4
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Grade 8
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Characteristic |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
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1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
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Total |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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0.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Sex |
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Male |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Female |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Race/ethnicity |
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|
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White |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Black |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Hispanic |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
2.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
3 |
† |
1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
3 |
1.8 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
American Indian |
† |
† |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1 |
|
† |
† |
3.7 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
English language learner |
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|
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Yes |
† |
3.4 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
† |
3.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
No |
† |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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† |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Classified as having a disability |
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|
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Yes |
† |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
† |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
No |
† |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
† |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Language other than English spoken in home |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Yes |
0.9 |
1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
1.2 |
1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
No |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Student eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch |
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|
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Eligible |
† |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
† |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Not eligible |
† |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
† |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
School location |
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Central city |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Urban fringe/large town |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
1 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Rural/small town |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
2.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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10 or less |
† |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
† |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
11–25 |
† |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
† |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
26–50 |
† |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
† |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
51–75 |
† |
1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
† |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
More than 75 |
† |
2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
† |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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† Not applicable.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1994–2005 Reading Assessments, previously unpublished tabulation (December 2005).
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