A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY OF LONG ABSENCE AND PE RSISTENT NON-ATTENDANCE

In this follow-up survey, all children in elementary and junior high s chools who were absent from school for more than thirty days in one sc hool year from 1989 to 1991 in a certain city were investigated. The r esults were as follows : 1 In elementary schools, 1/3 of the students who were absent from school for more than thirty days in one school ye ar in 1989 and 1990 were also absent from school for more than thirty days even the following year. And half of them were school non-attenda nts. 2 In junior high schools, half of the students who were absent fr om school for more than thirty days in one school year in 1989 and 199 0 were also absent from school for more than thirty days even the foll owing year. And 80% of them were school non-attendants. 3 20% of the s tudents who were absent from school for more than thirty days in 1989 were also absent from school for more than thirty days in one school y ear the next two years.