No Internet = No High School Diploma? Data to Identify Counties at-risk of Increased Dropout Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic

These secondary data originate from a study on the pre-pandemic association between high school dropout rates and internet access in the home, while controlling for several other demographic, economic, and social factors affecting the high school dropout rate. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) forced many students into remote learning, our work sought to identify counties across the United States where dropout rates were already high – and could be exacerbated as vulnerable students lack a critical tool to help them complete their diplomas in an online world: reliable internet access.

本数据集的二手数据源自一项针对新冠疫情前高中辍学率与家庭互联网接入情况之间关联的研究，研究过程中对若干影响高中辍学率的人口统计、经济及社会因素进行了控制。随着新冠病毒（COVID-19）迫使大量学生转向远程学习，本研究旨在识别美国境内那些原本辍学率就较高的县郡——由于弱势学生缺乏助力其在在线学习环境中完成学业的关键工具：可靠的互联网接入，这些地区的辍学率可能进一步加剧。