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NAEP Technical DocumentationStratification for South Metropolitan Noncertainty Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) for the 2016 Assessment
The following table provides the definition, number of PSUs, and size of each noncertainty PSU stratum in the south metropolitan primary stratum. Columns 2 through 6 show the characteristics used to define the strata along with their respective cutoffs. The size of each stratum is given in the last column and is in terms of the number of youths (persons 17 years of age and younger).
| Stratum | Primary Stratifier | Secondary Stratifier | Tertiary Stratifier | Quaternary Stratifier | Quinary Stratifier | PSUs | Measure of size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | † | † | † | † | † | 141 | 12,972,836 |
| 1 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income <= $23,025 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 14.9 | 13 | 516,274 |
| 2 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income <= $23,025 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 14.9 | 13 | 538,954 |
| 3 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income ($23,025 - $25,326] | Percentage of female-headed households <= 12.1 | 6 | 531,273 |
| 4 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income ($23,025 - $25,326] | Percentage of female-headed households > 12.1 | 6 | 529,241 |
| 5 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income ($25,326 - $27,540] | Percentage of female-headed households <= 11.8 | 6 | 452,272 |
| 6 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income ($25,326 - $27,540] | Percentage of female-headed households > 11.8 | 3 | 640,863 |
| 7 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income ($27,540 - $28,621] | † | 3 | 546,725 |
| 8 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2 | Per capita household income > $28,621 | † | 5 | 524,784 |
| 9 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (28.2-30.6] | Percentage of female-headed households <= 13 | † | 4 | 546,897 |
| 10 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (28.2-30.6] | Percentage of female-headed households > 13 | † | 6 | 524,646 |
| 11 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (30.6-33.2] | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 32.2 | † | 4 | 527,059 |
| 12 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (30.6-33.2] | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 32.2 | † | 3 | 560,511 |
| 13 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 3.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 33.2 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 36.9 | † | 6 | 525,377 |
| 14 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters <= 33.5 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 33.2 | Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 36.9 | † | 6 | 521,388 |
| 15 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income <= $23,655 | Percentage of renters <= 36.9 | † | 10 | 550,453 |
| 16 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income <= $23,655 | Percentage of renters > 36.9 | † | 11 | 541,863 |
| 17 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income ($23,655 - $26,682] | Percentage of female-headed households <= 14.2 | † | 6 | 571,257 |
| 18 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income ($23,655 - $26,682] | Percentage of female-headed households > 14.2 | † | 4 | 550,004 |
| 19 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income > $26,682 | Percentage of renters <= 38.7 | † | 3 | 542,410 |
| 20 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9 | Percentage of renters > 33.5 | Per capita household income > $26,682 | Percentage of renters > 38.7 | † | 2 | 571,799 |
| 21 | Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9 | Per capita household income <= $21,548 | Percentage of renters <= 31.7 | † | † | 4 | 560,493 |
| 22 | Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9 | Per capita household income <= $21,548 | Percentage of renters > 31.7 | † | † | 9 | 566,296 |
| 23 | Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9 | Per capita household income > $21,548 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 18.7 | † | † | 5 | 511,582 |
| 24 | Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9 | Per capita household income > $21,548 | Percentage of female-headed households > 18.7 | † | † | 3 | 520,415 |
| Mean | † | † | † | † | † | † | 540,535 |
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† Not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 Assessment. | |||||||
Last updated 17 February 2022 (PG)