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​NAEP Technical DocumentationStratification for South Metropolitan Noncertainty Primary Sampling Units

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).

Stratification for South metropolitan noncertainty primary sampling units (PSUs), by stratum: 2020
StratumPrimary stratifierSecondary stratifierTertiary stratifierQuaternary stratifierQuinary stratifierPSUsMeasure of size
Total14113,175,373
1Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income <= $23,025Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 14.914533,826
2Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income <= $23,025Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 14.912509,782
3Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income ($23,025-$25,326]Percentage of female-headed households <= 12.16539,598
4Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income ($23,025-$25,326]Percentage of female-headed households >
12.1
6543,970
5Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income ($25,326-$27,540]Percentage of female-headed households <= 11.86456,746
6Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income ($25,326-$27,540]Percentage of female-headed households >
11.8
3652,881
7Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income ($27,540-$28,621]3575,617
8Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 28.2Per capita household income > $28,6215535,472
9Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (28.2-30.6]Percentage of female-headed households <= 134564,610
10Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (28.2-30.6]Percentage of female-headed households > 136545,366
11Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage 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 <= 32.25574,325
12Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage 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 > 32.22544,937
13Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 33.2Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 36.96531,652
14Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters <= 33.5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 33.2Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 36.96533,107
15Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income <= $23,655Percentage of renters <= 36.910566,668
16Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income <= $23,655Percentage of renters >
36.9
11558,330
17Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income ($23,655-$26,682]Percentage of female-headed households <= 14.26576,105
18Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income ($23,655-$26,682]Percentage of female-headed households > 14.24566,865
19Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income > $26,682Percentage of renters <= 38.73540,457
20Percentage of female-headed households <= 16.9Percentage of renters > 33.5Per capita household income > $26,682Percentage of renters >
38.7
2608,592
21Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9Per capita household income <= $21,548Percentage of renters <= 31.74560,596
22Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9Per capita household income <= $21,548Percentage of renters > 31.79549,613
23Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9Per capita household income > $21,548Percentage of female-headed households <= 18.75501,582
24Percentage of female-headed households > 16.9Per capita household income > $21,548Percentage of female-headed households > 18.73504,676
Mean548,974
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020 Long-Term Trend Assessment.


Last updated 07 March 2024 (SK)