A 2021 survey of American high school students found that students with low levels of school connectedness were more likely to have skipped school due to feelings of being unsafe than those with high levels of school connectedness. School connectedness was defined by the survey as feeling close to the people at school.
Share of students who skipped school due to feeling unsafe in the United States in 2021, by sex and school connectedness*
On at least one day during the 30 days before the survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
* In answer to the question, “Do you agree or disagree that you feel close to people at your school,” “High” = Strongly agree, agree; “Low” = Not sure, disagree, strongly
disagree
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of students who skipped school due to feeling unsafe in the United States in 2021, by sex and school connectedness* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222120/us-students-who-did-not-go-to-school-because-of-insecurity-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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Share of students who skipped school due to feeling unsafe in the United States in 2021, by sex and school connectedness* [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222120/us-students-who-did-not-go-to-school-because-of-insecurity-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
