Table 2 Total absenteeism during the 2009-2010 academic year
Both schools | Alcott | Walsh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | |
During the academic year (October to May) | ||||||
Total absence days | 879 | 1,007 | 539 | 519 | 340 | 488 |
Total possible days of attendance* | 52,734 | 56,259 | 27,777 | 25,944 | 24,957 | 30,315 |
% total absent days | 1.67 | 1.79 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 1.361 | 1.611 |
During influenza season (October to December) | ||||||
Total absence days | 365 | 309 | 249 | 186 | 116 | 123 |
Total possible days of attendance* | 18,326 | 19,551 | 9,653 | 9,016 | 8,673 | 10,535 |
% total absent days | 1.992 | 1.582 | 2.581 | 2.061 | 1.34 | 1.17 |