National Health Statistics Reports

NHSR 118. Chronic school absenteeism among children with selected developmental disabilities: NHIS, 2014-2016

This report describes associations between chronic school absenteeism and selected developmental disabilities (DDs) among school-aged children. Children with DDs had higher chronic school absenteeism. Associations remained after controlling for demographics and co-occurring physical health conditions. Similarly as the number of DDs increased, the odds of chronic school absenteeism increased. These findings show that both the type and number of DDs are associated with school attendance.

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