Ditching School for Travel

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