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Description
For sample children ages 5-17 who have ever repeated a grade, GRADREPABSNT reports if the reason the sample child repeated a grade is because she/he was frequently absent.
GRADREPABSNT is part of the Child Health supplement, first released in 1981. This supplement includes a number of questions on child's schooling. For more information and related variables, please see GOSCHOOLEV, or use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons age 5-17 who have ever attended school, and who are not in school or are on vacation from school or are in/will be in first grade through college senior or in ungraded school (or for whom it was unknown if they were in school or their grade), and who ever repeated a grade.
Availability
- 1988
Survey Text
| 1988 |
1988
Survey form
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c. Why did -- repeat the (grades in 7b) grade(s)?
Mark all that apply.
Mark all that apply.
1[] Academic failure
2[] Immature/acted too young
3[] Frequently absent
4[] Moved into more difficult school
8[] Other -- Specify____
9[] DK
2[] Immature/acted too young
3[] Frequently absent
4[] Moved into more difficult school
8[] Other -- Specify____
9[] DK
d. Any other reasons?
[] Yes (Reask 7c and d)
[] No
[] No
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT