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Chapter 11. Income2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateThe median income for individuals in Chuuk in 1999 increased steadily to the age of 49 after which income levelsbegan to decrease (Table 11.4). Age groups 45 to 49 and 50 to 54 had the highest median income. Both males andfemales tended to follow the same pattern mentioned above except that males aged 55 to 59 maintained relatively highincomes. Also females with the highest incomes include age group 45 to 49; income of older women was lower. Thispattern is perhaps, in part, due to fewer education opportunities available to the older generation of women resulting inlower earning capacities.Table 11.4: Individual Income in 1993 and 1999 by Age Group and Sex, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Total Males FemalesAge group No.of persons Median ($) Mean ($) No. of persons Median ($) Mean ($) No. of persons Median ($) Mean ($)1994Total 9,283 987 2,875 5,714 1,378 3,467 3,569 852 1,92815 to 19 years 683 589 526 377 598 535 306 577 51620 to 24 years 965 774 1,362 507 757 1,362 458 795 1,36225 to 29 years 1,021 912 1,820 594 955 2,027 427 857 1,53130 to 34 years 1,168 1,013 2,495 715 1,262 2,550 453 902 2,40935 to 39 years 1,284 1,736 3,182 781 2,067 3,596 503 1,237 2,53840 to 44 years 1,234 2,371 4,427 794 3,153 5,335 440 1,273 2,78945 to 49 years 896 2,294 4,863 605 2,992 5,815 291 957 2,88250 to 54 years 484 1,578 3,677 312 2,500 4,526 172 835 2,13755 to 59 years 481 1,465 3,466 327 1,894 4,098 154 963 2,12460 to 64 years 419 1,174 4,092 291 1,573 5,400 128 810 1,12065 yrs & over 648 812 1,815 411 956 2,442 237 644 7292000Total 19,090 785 2,133 10,536 888 2,672 8,554 686 1,46915 to 19 years 2,644 541 581 1,381 541 478 1,263 541 69320 to 24 years 2,506 626 975 1,406 636 937 1,100 612 1,02425 to 29 years 2,318 708 1,242 1,252 760 1,299 1,066 656 1,17530 to 34 years 2,099 825 1,895 1,196 976 2,210 903 685 1,47835 to 39 years 2,056 857 2,181 1,167 1,071 2,576 889 708 1,66340 to 44 years 1,946 1,163 3,093 1,101 1,750 3,621 845 840 2,40545 to 49 years 1,728 1,620 4,945 1,005 2,597 6,785 723 855 2,38850 to 54 years 1,232 1,350 3,342 674 2,351 4,383 558 833 2,08455 to 59 years 647 1,278 4,676 353 2,500 6,898 294 778 2,00860 to 64 years 601 1,098 2,603 315 1,933 3,780 286 786 1,30665 yrs & over 1,313 828 1,622 686 961 2,214 627 719 974Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P31; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-19Individual incomes varied considerably between males and females in 1999. Table 11.5 provides 2000 Census datafrom which percentages of males and females in each income range may be calculated. About 60 percent of all personsaged 15 years and over reported cash income. Close to 67 percent of the working-age males reported incomes,compared to 54 percent of the working-age females. Furthermore, the 2000 data show considerable differencesbetween males and females, by income level. More females (51.2 percent) than males (48.8 percent) were representedat the lowest income level (less than $1,000). Above the $1,000 level, males predominated at every income level,particularly for higher income levels $15,000 to $34,999 – a ratio of 3 males to 1 female. In 1999, the median incomesfor males and females were $888 and $686, respectively. The females earned only 77 percent of what the malesearned.Table 11.5: Individual Income by Sex, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Number Percent Number PercentAnnual income Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males FemalesPersons 15+ years 29,068 14,687 14,381 100.0 50.5 49.5 31,587 15,782 15,805 100.0 50.0 50.0Persons with income 9,283 5,714 3,569 100.0 61.6 38.4 19,090 10,536 8,554 100.0 55.2 44.8Less than $ 1,000 4,701 2,607 2,094 100.0 55.5 44.5 12,163 5,930 6,233 100.0 48.8 51.2$ 1,000 to $ 1,999 1,101 661 440 100.0 60.0 40.0 2,160 1,379 781 100.0 63.8 36.2$ 2,000 to $ 2,999 888 596 292 100.0 67.1 32.9 1,180 808 372 100.0 68.5 31.5$ 3,000 to $ 3,999 588 404 184 100.0 68.7 31.3 868 572 296 100.0 65.9 34.1$ 4,000 to $ 4,999 422 288 134 100.0 68.2 31.8 597 361 236 100.0 60.5 39.5$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 770 537 233 100.0 69.7 30.3 1,044 721 323 100.0 69.1 30.9$ 5,500 to $ 9,999 321 239 82 100.0 74.5 25.5 409 301 108 100.0 73.6 26.4$10,000 to $12,499 181 128 53 100.0 70.7 29.3 247 152 95 100.0 61.5 38.5$12,500 to $14,999 70 51 19 100.0 72.9 27.1 70 51 19 100.0 72.9 27.1$15,000 to $19,999 98 80 18 100.0 81.6 18.4 94 74 20 100.0 78.7 21.3$20,000 to $24,999 61 53 8 100.0 86.9 13.1 146 109 37 100.0 74.7 25.3$25,000 to $34,999 34 28 6 100.0 82.4 17.6 60 45 15 100.0 75.0 25.0$35,000 to $49,999 25 22 3 100.0 88.0 12.0 34 22 12 100.0 64.7 35.3$50,000 or more 23 20 3 100.0 87.0 13.0 18 11 7 100.0 61.1 38.9Median (dollars) $987 $1,378 $852 ... ... ... $785 $888 $686 ... ... ...Mean (dollars) $2,875 $3,467 $1,928 ... ... ... $2,133 $2,672 $1,469 ... ... ...Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P173; 2000 FSM Census, Table P11-1.104 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs