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NAEP Technical DocumentationStratification for Northeast Metropolitan Noncertainty Primary Sampling Units
The following table provides the definition, number of PSUs, and size of each noncertainty PSU stratum in the Northeast metropolitan primary stratum. Columns 2 and 3 show the primary and secondary characteristics, respectively, 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 | PSUs | Measure of size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | † | † | 43 | 4,422,552 |
| 1 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 11 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 10.3 | 10 | 530,198 |
| 2 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 11 | Percentage of female-headed households > 10.3 | 7 | 607,551 |
| 3 | Percentage of female-headed households (11-11.6] | Percentage of persons aged 25+ who completed high school <= 89.7 | 7 | 554,849 |
| 4 | Percentage of female-headed households (11-11.6] | Percentage of persons aged 25+ who completed high school > 89.7 | 3 | 529,360 |
| 5 | Percentage of female-headed households (11.6-12.7] | Percentage of female-headed households <= 12.5 | 5 | 588,464 |
| 6 | Percentage of female-headed households (11.6-12.7] | Percentage of female-headed households > 12.5 | 3 | 533,891 |
| 7 | Percentage of female-headed households > 12.7 | Percentage of female-headed households <= 13.5 | 2 | 560,747 |
| 8 | Percentage of female-headed households > 12.7 | Percentage of female-headed households > 13.5 | 6 | 517,492 |
| Mean | † | † | † | 552,819 |
| † Not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2018 Assessment. | ||||
Last updated 08 December 2022 (PG)