Table B-2. Comparisons between frame distribution and base-weighted and final-weighted respondent distributions for schools with an indication of potential sources of bias, by school type: 2007

Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States:Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

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June 2009

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Table B-2. Comparisons between frame distribution and base-weighted and final-weighted respondent distributions for schools with an indication of potential sources of bias, by school type: 2007–08

Potential source of bias	Base-weighted respondent distribution	Final-weighted respondent distribution
Public
National, locale (central city)	x	x
National, locale (rural)	x
Nebraska, school level (secondary schools)		x
Private
Affiliation (Lutheran)	x
Affiliation (Nonsectarian-Regular)		x
Baptist, enrollment (1-100 and 200-499 students)		x
Jewish, school level (elementary)	x
Other Religious, locale (suburban)		x
Nonsectarian-Regular, locale (central city)	x	x
NOTE: x denotes comparisons that are a potential source of bias. No potential bias was evident among the Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools due, to some extent, to small subpopulation cell sizes.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School, BIE School, and Private School Data Files," 2007–08.

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