Key points
- The National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System (DQS) features estimates about how often children miss school (school absenteeism).
- DQS also includes estimates about missed workdays because of illness, injury or disability.
- These estimates are based on data from the National Health Interview Survey.
Missed school days
Description: A missed school day is an excused or unexcused absence from school because a child is sick or injured.
Details: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides the NCHS DQS with data about this topic from household interviews.
Available data filters:
- Demographic characteristics, like sex and disability status
- Geographic characteristics, like region and metro area size
- Socioeconomic status, like health insurance coverage and poverty level
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Missed workdays
Description: A missed workday is any full day of work missed because of a disability or because a person is sick or injured.
Details: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) DQS with data about this topic from household interviews.
Available data filters:
- Demographic characteristics, like sex and disability status
- Geographic characteristics, like region and metro area size
- Socioeconomic status, like health insurance coverage and poverty level
Preliminary Data: DQS includes final data from NHIS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NHIS Early Release Program.
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