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Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities  (NLTS2)
NCSER 2007-3006
September 2007

Table A-4.  Example of weighted percentage calculation

  A B C D
Disability category Number in sample Likelihood of responding
"yes" to question "Can you find a friend when you need one?"
Example weight for category Weighted value for category
Learning disability 1 79 5.5 434.5
Speech/language impairment 1 78 2.2 171.6
Mental retardation 1 71 1.1 78.1
Emotional disturbance 1 77 0.9 69.3
Hearing impairment 1 82 0.2 16.4
Visual impairment 1 80 0.1 8
Orthopedic impairment 1 79 0.1 7.9
Other health impairment 1 74 0.6 44.4
Autism 1 47 0.2 9.4
Multiple disabilities 1 79 0.1 7.9
         
Total 10 746 10 847.5
  Unweighted sample percentage = 74.6
(Column B total divided by Column A total)
Weighted population estimate = 84.8
(Column D total divided by Column C total)