Education Resources
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18. Do you regret dropping out of school, or not? (Respondents: 121 out of 1,000)
19. Did you ever consider dropping out of high school? (Respondents: 879 out of 1,000)
20. Which of the following best describes the main reason you [dropped out/considered dropping out] of school? (Respondents: 205 out of 1,000)
Regretted | 70% |
Not regret | 28% |
No answer/don't know | 2% |
19. Did you ever consider dropping out of high school? (Respondents: 879 out of 1,000)
Yes, considered | 11% |
No, did not consider | 89% |
No answer/don't know | less than 1% |
20. Which of the following best describes the main reason you [dropped out/considered dropping out] of school? (Respondents: 205 out of 1,000)
Your school wasn't very good | 7% |
You were not really motivated to finish school | 18% |
Your class work was too difficult | 3% |
You had problems at home | 17% |
You needed to work to earn money | 18% |
Pregnancy | 8% |
Illness | 1% |
Military/draft | 1% |
Marriage | 1% |
Some other reason (specify) | 24% |
No answer/don't know | 2% |