Variable Description

Name
H2GH40
Label
S3Q40 HEALTH CAUSE SCHOOL ABSENCE-W2
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'H2GH40'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
0 Valid never 4,055
49.10%
27.51%
1 Valid just a few times 3,829
46.37%
25.98%
2 Valid about once a week 317
3.84%
2.15%
3 Valid almost every day 38
0.46%
0.26%
4 Valid every day 19
0.23%
0.13%
6 Missing refused 2
0.01%
7 Missing legitimate skip 6,476
43.94%
8 Missing don't know 2
0.01%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
14738 8258 6480 0 4

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H2GH40

Lineage

  • Wave II In-Home Interview - H2GH40
    S3Q40 HEALTH CAUSE SCHOOL ABSENCE-W2
    • 40. In the last month, how often did a health or emotional problem cause you to miss a day of school?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave I Wave II Wave III Wave IV In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1GH48 H2GH40 H3GH10 H4GH2 S61A
never
64.66%
49.10%
78.59%
82.24%
54.70%
just a few times
30.49%
46.37%
39.63%
a few times
19.73%
15.44%
about once a week
3.70%
3.84%
1.08%
1.04%
4.08%
almost every day
0.76%
0.46%
0.29%
0.35%
almost everyday
0.91%
every day
0.39%
0.23%
0.31%
0.94%
everyday
0.67%
Add Health
Wave I Wave II Wave III Wave IV In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1GH48 H2GH40 H3GH10 H4GH2 S61A
never
64.30%
27.51%
77.27%
81.82%
49.85%
just a few times
30.33%
25.98%
36.12%
a few times
19.40%
15.36%
about once a week
3.68%
2.15%
1.06%
1.03%
3.72%
almost every day
0.75%
0.26%
0.28%
0.34%
almost everyday
0.83%
every day
0.39%
0.13%
0.31%
0.94%
everyday
0.61%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1GH48 20,631 114 0 4
Wave II In-Home Interview H2GH40 8,258 6,480 0 4
Wave III In-Home Interview H3GH10 14,942 255 0 4
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4GH2 15,620 81 0 4
Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data S61A 82,132 7,986 0 4