| 35. Pct. Of High School Students (Gr. 9-12) Dropping Out Each Year
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| | Time Series |
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1994-1995 | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
| State of Hawai`i | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Hawai`i County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| City & County of Honolulu | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kaua`i County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Maui County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Technical Notes:
The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of Education. The source of the denominator is Hawaii State Department of Education. Data readily available only STATEWIDE, only for PUBLIC school students. Consistently defined data only available from 1994-95 school year. Also, the Dept. of Education's methods may somewhat overstate true numbers, because "missing" students who simply show up a few weeks late are logged as dropouts at time official records are compiled.
Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
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| Importance of the Indicator: Young people disappear from school for a lot of reasons. Some may actually turn up again at a different school later. But troubled children who drop out may never get back to school. Sometimes substance abuse is the cause of the school problems. Even if that is not the case, school failure may lead to substance abuse later. |
| Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health |
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