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​​​​NAEP Technical DocumentationStratification for Northeast Non-Metropolitan Noncertainty Primary Sampling Units

The following table provides the definition, number of PSUs, and size of each noncertainty PSU stratum in the Northeast non-metropolitan primary stratum. Column 2 shows the primary characteristic used to define the strata along with the 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 non-metropolitan noncertainty primary sampling units (PSUs), by stratum: 2022
StratumPrimary stratifierPSUsMeasure of size
Total481,021,897
1Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree <= 19.123505,650
2Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree > 19.125516,247
Mean510,949
† 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.


Last updated 18 July 2024 (SK)