Ditching School for Travel
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About one-fifth of U.S. parents who took a trip in the last year let their kids skip school to join them, a recent survey found.
How much school the children missed:
1 day..............43%
2 days.............29%
3-5 days...........17%
More than 5 days...11%
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The main purpose of the trip:
Leisure.......................47%
Visit friends, relatives......31%
Business.......................6%
Other.........................16%
Source: Travel Industry Assn. of America
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