Frequency Table

**student gender**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	male	438	49.0	49.0	49.0
	female	456	51.0	51.0	100.0
	Total	894	100.0	100.0

**w4: ever pregnant/made someone pregnant**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	ever pregnant	28	3.1	3.2	3.2
	never pregnant	860	96.2	96.8	100.0
	Total	888	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	6	.7
Total		894	100.0

**w4: drop out**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	drop out	60	6.7	6.7	6.7
	non drop out	834	93.3	93.3	100.0
	Total	894	100.0	100.0

**are you the person most involved with [teen]s ed on a regular basis?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	2	.2	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	892	99.8
Total		894	100.0

**would you be willing to participate in the full interview this time?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes, conduct interview	27	3.0	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	867	97.0
Total		894	100.0

**some time ago, we interviewed you about [teen] as part of a study...may we conti**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	continue interview	864	96.6	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	30	3.4
Total		894	100.0

**gender of respondent**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	male	115	12.9	12.9	12.9
	female	778	87.0	87.1	100.0
	Total	893	99.9	100.0
Missing	System	1	.1
Total		894	100.0

**month left hs**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	january	52	5.8	5.8	5.8
	february	14	1.6	1.6	7.4
	march	43	4.8	4.8	12.2
	april	11	1.2	1.2	13.4
	may	67	7.5	7.5	20.9
	june	19	2.1	2.1	23.1
	july	2	.2	.2	23.3
	august	330	36.9	37.0	60.2
	september	194	21.7	21.7	82.0
	october	92	10.3	10.3	92.3
	november	51	5.7	5.7	98.0
	december	18	2.0	2.0	100.0
	Total	893	99.9	100.0
Missing	System	1	.1
Total		894	100.0

**since then, did (he/she) ever return to high school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	28	3.1	46.7	46.7
	no	32	3.6	53.3	100.0
	Total	60	6.7	100.0
Missing	System	834	93.3
Total		894	100.0

**dummy variable: answered yes to w5p2**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes to q.2	28	3.1	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	866	96.9
Total		894	100.0

**in what month did (he/she) return to high school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	january	1	.1	3.6	3.6
	june	2	.2	7.1	10.7
	august	1	.1	3.6	14.3
	september	18	2.0	64.3	78.6
	november	1	.1	3.6	82.1
	(vol) dont know	5	.6	17.9	100.0
	Total	28	3.1	100.0
Missing	System	866	96.9
Total		894	100.0

**in what year did (he/she) return to high school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1997	1	.1	3.6	3.6
	1998	15	1.7	53.6	57.1
	1999	8	.9	28.6	85.7
	(vol) dont know	4	.4	14.3	100.0
	Total	28	3.1	100.0
Missing	System	866	96.9
Total		894	100.0

**after t returned to school, did (he/she) ever stop attending school for any reas**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	5	.6	17.9	17.9
	no	22	2.5	78.6	96.4
	(vol) dont know	1	.1	3.6	100.0
	Total	28	3.1	100.0
Missing	System	866	96.9
Total		894	100.0

**did t attend high school during the past school year?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	803	89.8	96.4	96.4
	no	29	3.2	3.5	99.9
	(vol) dont know	1	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	833	93.2	100.0
Missing	System	61	6.8
Total		894	100.0

**what was the name of the last school that t attended during the past school year**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	abraham lincoln h.s. (lincoln)	12	1.3	1.5	1.5
	agriculture (saul)	9	1.0	1.1	2.5
	allegheny school	11	1.2	1.3	3.9
	audenreid high school	24	2.7	2.9	6.8
	bartram high school	18	2.0	2.2	9.0
	bartram motivation	3	.3	.4	9.3
	bartram health & human services	4	.4	.5	9.8
	bartram freshman center (the freshman ctr)	2	.2	.2	10.0
	benjamin franklin high school (franklin)	25	2.8	3.0	13.1
	bodine hs for international affairs	12	1.3	1.5	14.5
	bok vocational-technical	21	2.3	2.5	17.1
	boone	2	.2	.2	17.3
	brook (overbrook)	45	5.0	5.4	22.8
	capa (creative & performing arts)	9	1.0	1.1	23.8
	carroll	4	.4	.5	24.3
	carver h.s. for engineering & science	14	1.6	1.7	26.0
	central high school	39	4.4	4.7	30.8
	dobbins vocational-technical	18	2.0	2.2	32.9
	douglas	3	.3	.4	33.3
	edison high school	13	1.5	1.6	34.9
	fels high school	16	1.8	1.9	36.8
	frankford high school	29	3.2	3.5	40.3
	flc (franklin learning center)	13	1.5	1.6	41.9
	furness high school	14	1.6	1.7	43.6
	germantown high school	14	1.6	1.7	45.3
	girls high school	22	2.5	2.7	47.9
	gratz high school	33	3.7	4.0	51.9
	kensington high school	5	.6	.6	52.5
	king high school	27	3.0	3.3	55.8
	lankenau motivation	3	.3	.4	56.2
	mastbaum vocational-technical	16	1.8	1.9	58.1
	northeast high school	53	5.9	6.4	64.5
	olney high school	15	1.7	1.8	66.3
	parkway center city	5	.6	.6	66.9
	parkway gamma	5	.6	.6	67.6
	parkway spring garden	2	.2	.2	67.8
	penn high school	28	3.1	3.4	71.2
	philadelphia regional high school	2	.2	.2	71.4
	randolph skills center	3	.3	.4	71.8
	roxborough high school	17	1.9	2.1	73.8
	south philadelphia high school	17	1.9	2.1	75.9
	strawberry mansion high school	15	1.7	1.8	77.7
	swenson skills center	3	.3	.4	78.1
	university city high school	16	1.8	1.9	80.0
	washington high school	39	4.4	4.7	84.7
	west philadelphia high school	25	2.8	3.0	87.8
	homeschooling	1	.1	.1	87.9
	other (specify)	92	10.3	11.1	99.0
	(vol) dont know	7	.8	.8	99.9
	(vol) refused	1	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	826	92.4	100.0
Missing	System	68	7.6
Total		894	100.0

**what was the name of the last school that t attended during the past school year**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	abraham lincoln h.s. (lincoln)	11	1.2	1.6	1.6
	agriculture (saul)	8	.9	1.2	2.8
	allegheny school	11	1.2	1.6	4.5
	audenreid high school	23	2.6	3.4	7.9
	bartram high school	16	1.8	2.4	10.2
	bartram motivation	3	.3	.4	10.7
	bartram health & human services	4	.4	.6	11.3
	bartram freshman center (the freshman ctr)	2	.2	.3	11.6
	benjamin franklin high school (franklin)	23	2.6	3.4	15.0
	bodine hs for international affairs	11	1.2	1.6	16.6
	bok vocational-technical	18	2.0	2.7	19.3
	boone	2	.2	.3	19.6
	brook (overbrook)	39	4.4	5.8	25.4
	capa (creative & performing arts)	9	1.0	1.3	26.7
	carroll	4	.4	.6	27.3
	carver h.s. for engineering & science	13	1.5	1.9	29.2
	central high school	37	4.1	5.5	34.7
	dobbins vocational-technical	16	1.8	2.4	37.1
	douglas	3	.3	.4	37.5
	edison high school	12	1.3	1.8	39.3
	fels high school	16	1.8	2.4	41.7
	frankford high school	28	3.1	4.2	45.8
	flc (franklin learning center)	13	1.5	1.9	47.8
	furness high school	12	1.3	1.8	49.6
	germantown high school	11	1.2	1.6	51.2
	girls high school	19	2.1	2.8	54.0
	gratz high school	29	3.2	4.3	58.3
	kensington high school	5	.6	.7	59.1
	king high school	26	2.9	3.9	62.9
	lankenau motivation	3	.3	.4	63.4
	mastbaum vocational-technical	13	1.5	1.9	65.3
	northeast high school	48	5.4	7.1	72.4
	olney high school	13	1.5	1.9	74.3
	parkway center city	4	.4	.6	74.9
	parkway gamma	5	.6	.7	75.7
	parkway spring garden	2	.2	.3	76.0
	penn high school	27	3.0	4.0	80.0
	philadelphia regional high school	2	.2	.3	80.3
	randolph skills center	3	.3	.4	80.7
	roxborough high school	16	1.8	2.4	83.1
	south philadelphia high school	15	1.7	2.2	85.3
	strawberry mansion high school	14	1.6	2.1	87.4
	swenson skills center	3	.3	.4	87.8
	university city high school	15	1.7	2.2	90.1
	washington high school	37	4.1	5.5	95.5
	west philadelphia high school	22	2.5	3.3	98.8
	your childs school	7	.8	1.0	99.9
	your childs school	1	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	674	75.4	100.0
Missing	System	220	24.6
Total		894	100.0

**dummy variable**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	hold	825	92.3	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	69	7.7
Total		894	100.0

**in what city is that school located?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	philadelphia	112	12.5	74.2	74.2
	hold	1	.1	.7	74.8
	other (specify)	38	4.3	25.2	100.0
	Total	151	16.9	100.0
Missing	System	743	83.1
Total		894	100.0

**and, in what state is that school located?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	georgia	1	.1	.7	.7
	maryland	1	.1	.7	1.3
	nebraska	1	.1	.7	2.0
	nevada	1	.1	.7	2.6
	new jersey	7	.8	4.6	7.3
	north carolina	1	.1	.7	7.9
	pennsylvania	137	15.3	90.7	98.7
	south carolina	1	.1	.7	99.3
	dont know	1	.1	.7	100.0
	Total	151	16.9	100.0
Missing	System	743	83.1
Total		894	100.0

**since t began ninth grade, how many times has (he/she) switched high schools?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	607	67.9	73.6	73.6
	1	136	15.2	16.5	90.1
	2	55	6.2	6.7	96.7
	3	20	2.2	2.4	99.2
	4	4	.4	.5	99.6
	11	3	.3	.4	100.0
	Total	825	92.3	100.0
Missing	System	69	7.7
Total		894	100.0

**during the past school year, how many times did (he/she) switch schools?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	135	15.1	61.9	61.9
	1	58	6.5	26.6	88.5
	2	18	2.0	8.3	96.8
	3	6	.7	2.8	99.5
	4	1	.1	.5	100.0
	Total	218	24.4	100.0
Missing	System	676	75.6
Total		894	100.0

**during the past school year, did t ever stop attending school for two weeks or m**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	97	10.9	11.8	11.8
	no	722	80.8	87.5	99.3
	(vol) dont know	5	.6	.6	99.9
	(vol) refused	1	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	825	92.3	100.0
Missing	System	69	7.7
Total		894	100.0

**in what month did (he/she) stop attending school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	january	7	.8	7.2	7.2
	february	5	.6	5.2	12.4
	march	11	1.2	11.3	23.7
	april	13	1.5	13.4	37.1
	may	10	1.1	10.3	47.4
	june	14	1.6	14.4	61.9
	august	1	.1	1.0	62.9
	september	5	.6	5.2	68.0
	october	4	.4	4.1	72.2
	november	6	.7	6.2	78.4
	december	10	1.1	10.3	88.7
	(vol) dont know	11	1.2	11.3	100.0
	Total	97	10.9	100.0
Missing	System	797	89.1
Total		894	100.0

**in what year did (he/she) stop attending school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1997	3	.3	3.1	3.1
	1998	28	3.1	28.9	32.0
	1999	61	6.8	62.9	94.8
	2000	5	.6	5.2	100.0
	Total	97	10.9	100.0
Missing	System	797	89.1
Total		894	100.0

**why did (he/she) not attend high school?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	illness/injury	18	2.0	13.6	13.6
	pregnancy/birth	17	1.9	12.9	26.5
	dropped out/cut class	53	5.9	40.2	66.7
	expelled	4	.4	3.0	69.7
	incarcerated	5	.6	3.8	73.5
	vacation/school closed	3	.3	2.3	75.8
	family responsibilities	1	.1	.8	76.5
	work	6	.7	4.5	81.1
	other (specify)	20	2.2	15.2	96.2
	(vol) dont know	4	.4	3.0	99.2
	(vol) refused	1	.1	.8	100.0
	Total	132	14.8	100.0
Missing	System	762	85.2
Total		894	100.0

**before t left high school, how much did you and t talk about whether t should le**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	a lot,	38	4.3	66.7	66.7
	some,	7	.8	12.3	78.9
	a little, or	3	.3	5.3	84.2
	not at all?	9	1.0	15.8	100.0
	Total	57	6.4	100.0
Missing	System	837	93.6
Total		894	100.0

**before t left school, did you talk to a teacher or guidance counselor**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	yes	27	3.0	47.4	47.4
	no	30	3.4	52.6	100.0
	Total	57	6.4	100.0
Missing	System	837	93.6
Total		894	100.0

**when (he/she) left high school, did you think that it was the right thing to do?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	definitely the right thing to d