| care_abs | During this past school year (fall 2023 and spring 2024) how many days of school was ^selectednames[selectedchild] absent? | number of days selected child absent |
| care_chronic | Chronic absenteeism in most places is defined as missing 10% or more of days in a school year (which would be approximately 18 days in most states). Based on this definition, was ^selectednames[selectedchild] chronically absent this past year?
| selected child chronic absent |
| ed001b | Elementary school | elementary school |
| ed001c | Middle school or junior high | middle school or junior high |
| ed001d | High school | high school |
| haveselectedchild | | previous randomly selected child still in grade k-12 |
| preload_selectedchild | | previous survey k-12 selected child |
| school_begin | | begin school section |
| school_end | | end school section |
| school_time | | time spent school section |
| selectedchild | | selected child |
| totalk12 | | total number of kids in elementury, middle, or high school |