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​​​​NAEP Technical DocumentationStratification for West Metropolitan Noncertainty Primary Sampling Units

The following table provides the definition, number of PSUs, and size of each noncertainty PSU stratum in the West metropolitan primary stratum. Columns 2 through 4 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 West metropolitan noncertainty primary sampling units (PSUs), by stratum: 2022
StratumPrimary stratifierSecondary stratifierTertiary stratifierPSUsMeasure of size
​​​Total685,553,507
1Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 18.4Percentage of renters <= 29.38447,020
2Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 18.4Percentage of renters (29.3-31]6500,321
3Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 18.4Percentage of renters > 31Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree <= 28.110447,141
4Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 18.4Percentage of renters > 31Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree > 28.19454,153
5Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (18.4-44.3]Percentage of renters <= 33.6Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 212519,462
6Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (18.4-44.3]Percentage of renters <= 33.6Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 215429,036
7Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (18.4-44.3]Percentage of renters > 33.6Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth <= 32.47466,560
8Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (18.4-44.3]Percentage of renters > 33.6Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 32.45474,872
9Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (44.3-54.4]Percentage of renters <= 37.94454,868
10Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth (44.3-54.4]Percentage of renters > 37.92462,254
11Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 54.4Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree <= 15.17447,696
12Percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander youth > 54.4Percentage of persons aged 25+ with a college degree > 15.13450,124
Mean462,792
† 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)