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Target Population in Civics

Student sample sizes and target populations in NAEP civics, by grade: 2006
Grade Sample size Target population
Grade 4 7,200 3,863,000
Grade 8 9,500 3,835,000
Grade 12 9,500 3,069,000
NOTE: The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Civics Assessment.

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