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NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for the 2006 Economics Assessment

The following table shows school response rates for the 2006 economics assessment by school type (public, Catholic, non-Catholic private) for grade 12. Results are shown both before and after the substitute schools were recruited for originally sampled nonrespondents. The table includes unweighted counts and percentages and weighted percentages using the school base weight multiplied by the estimated grade enrollment.

School response rates before and after substitution for public and private schools, grade 12 economics assessment, by school type: 2006

School type	Response category	Before substitution			After substitution
		Sample count	Unweighted percentage	Weighted percentage (by base weight and enrollment)	Sample count	Unweighted percentage	Weighted percentage (by base weight and enrollment)
National public	Total eligible	610	100.00	100.00	610	100.00	100.00
	Respondents	500	81.60	83.19	520	85.02	86.60
	Nonrespondents	110	18.40	16.81	90	14.98	13.40
National private	Total eligible	120	100.00	100.00	120	100.00	100.00
	Respondents	60	45.16	40.94	70	57.26	54.16
	Nonrespondents	70	54.84	59.06	50	42.74	45.84
Catholic	Total eligible	40	100.00	100.00	40	100.00	100.00
	Respondents	30	61.36	52.61	30	70.45	60.19
	Nonrespondents	20	38.64	47.39	10	29.55	39.81
Non-Catholic private	Total eligible	80	100.00	100.00	80	100.00	100.00
	Respondents	30	36.25	27.78	40	50.00	47.37
	Nonrespondents	50	63.75	72.22	40	50.00	52.63
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Sample counts of schools are rounded to nearest 10. The 2006 economics assessment was given only at grade 12. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.

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