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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).

Stratification for Northeast metropolitan noncertainty primary sampling units (PSUs), by stratum: 2022
StratumPrimary stratifierSecondary stratifierPSUsMeasure of size
Total434,353,475
1Percentage of female-headed households <= 11Percentage of female-headed households <= 10.310526,409
2Percentage of female-headed households <= 11Percentage of female-headed households > 10.37600,293
3Percentage of female-headed households (11-11.6]Percentage of persons aged 25+ who completed high school <= 89.77545,323
4Percentage of female-headed households (11-11.6]Percentage of persons aged 25+ who completed high school > 89.73518,431
5Percentage of female-headed households (11.6-12.7]Percentage of female-headed households <= 12.55580,767
6Percentage of female-headed households (11.6-12.7]Percentage of female-headed households > 12.53521,663
7Percentage of female-headed households > 12.7Percentage of female-headed households <= 13.52554,582
8Percentage of female-headed households > 12.7Percentage of female-headed households > 13.56506,007
Mean544,184
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022 Long-Term Trend Assessment.



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