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dropouts (83%) responded that they never or rarely spent time volunteering. Only 17%
of dropouts have participated in volunteer work (see Figure 5).
Table 3
Numbers and Percentages of Gifted Males and Females Who Reported Various Reasons
for Dropping Out of School
Reasons for Leaving School
Gifted Students Who Dropped Out
of School
Males (N=173)
Females (N=161)
I got a job
I didn't like school
I couldn't get along with teachers
I couldn't get along with other students
I wanted to have a family
I was pregnant
I became a parent
I had to support my family
I was suspended from school
I did not feel safe at school
I wanted to travel
My friends had dropped out of school
I had to care for a family member
I was expelled from school
I felt I didn't belong at school
I couldn't keep up with my schoolwork
I was failing school
I got married or planned to get married
I changed schools and didn't like the new school
I couldn't work and go to school at the same time
I had a drug/alcohol problem
I had another problem
Note. Sum of the percentages is not equal to 100 because dropouts responded either "yes" or "no" on each
item. N size on each item may vary due to missing values.
66
61
48
22
13
-
20
26
35
18
10
18
19
28
34
61
77
11
20
52
12
31
40.7
37.4
29.6
13.8
8.1
-
12.6
16.4
22.2
11.3
6.3
11.4
12.0
17.7
21.3
38.1
49.0
6.9
12.7
32.7
7.6
26.7
30
54
24
24
19
51
44
29
10
14
10
6
16
9
32
35
44
32
15
22
3
34
19.7
35.5
15.9
15.9
12.6
33.8
29.1
19.1
6.6
9.3
6.6
2.0
10.6
6.0
21.1
23.2
29.1
21.1
10.1
14.6
2.0
26.8