BTS | Table 4-2 Screener nonresponse weighting classes

Table 4-2 Screener nonresponse weighting classes

Weighting class	Pre-notification letter	Census region	MSA status*	Percentage of rented households	Percentage of whites in the population
1	Yes	NE, S	1	Less than 50	0 to 100
2	Yes	NE, S	1	50 or more	0 to 100
3	Yes	NE, S	2 – 5	0 to 100	Less than 90
4	Yes	NE, S	2 – 5	0 to 100	90 or more
5	Yes	MW	1 – 4	0 to 100	Less than 60
6	Yes	MW	1 – 4	0 to 100	60 or more
7	Yes	MW	5	0 to 100	0 to 100
8	Yes	W	1 – 4	0 to 100	Less than 80
9	Yes	W	1 – 4	0 to 100	80 or more
10	Yes	W	5	0 to 100	0 to 100
11	No	NE		0 to 100	0 to 100
12	No	S, MW, W	1	0 to 100	0 to 100
13	No	S, MW, W	2	0 to 100	0 to 100
14	No	S, MW, W	3 – 5	0 to 100	0 to 100

*MSA status definition:

1 = In the Center City of an MSA

2 = Outside the Center City of an MSA, but inside the county containing the Center City

3 = Inside a Suburban County of the MSA

4 = In an MSA that has NO Center City

5 = Not in an MSA

Source: 2002 Transportation Availability and Use Study