Children in Public Schools With Asthma:  School Absences
(School Years 1999-2000 to 2000-2001)

Public Health Nurses Sections	SY 1999-2000					SY 2000-2001
	# of Students	Range Days Absent	Total # Days Absent	Average	Missing Data	# of Students	Range Days Absent	Total # Days Absent	Average	Missing Data
East Honolulu	40	0-23	208	5.20	52	78	0-42	392	5.00	8
West Honolulu	41	0-53	488	11.90	25	49	0-48	553	11.20	17
Leeward	66	0-69	685	10.37	12	89	0-40	758	8.51	1
Windward	67	1-55	729	10.88	0	99	0-64	1023	10.30	2
East Hawai‘i	46	0-105	952	20.69	17	54	0-96	647	11.98	10
West Hawai‘i	27	0-30	235	8.70	6	38	0-42	416	9.67	5
Maui	79	0-54	773	9.78	7	68	0-38	746	10.90	0
Kaua‘i	15	2-60	326	21.73	0	14	5-47	210	15.00	1
Total	381	0-105	4396	11.53	119	489	0-96	4745	9.70	44
Note: Not all schools reported Data represents the number of school days missed by children identified with asthma. It does not represent the number of school days missed due to asthma. Source: Department of Health, Public Health Nursing Branch (June 2002)