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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 11. IncomeTable 11.6 compares income levels of female-headed households (no husband present) to married-couple families andto all families in 1999. With no exception, the median income in each region was considerably smaller for femaleheadedhouseholds than for married-couple families. This finding suggests most obviously that married-couplefamilies were more likely to have higher incomes than female-head households simply because there were moreworkers in the married-couple households. The smallest disparity of $2 between female-head households and marriedcouplefamilies was recorded in Southern Namoneas, while the largest disparity of $3,000 was recorded in the Halls.Table 11.6: Median Income in U.S. Dollars ($) by Type of Family and Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Number of families Median income ($) Number of families Median income ($)Female Female Female Femalehholdr, no hholdr, no hholdr, no hholdr, noMarried husband Married husband Married husband Married husbandRegion Total couple present Total couple present Total couple present Total couple presentTotal 4,696 3,822 510 2,327 2,580 1,103 6,211 4,751 463 2,935 2,975 2,500Lagoon 3,819 3,118 406 2,592 2,866 1,188 4,870 3,739 377 3,191 3,226 2,936N. Namoneas 1,731 1,452 160 4,952 5,343 2,636 1,826 1,376 140 4,906 5,051 3,778S. Namoneas 1,057 823 135 1,218 1,436 794 1,484 1,117 125 3,235 3,235 3,233Faichuk 1,031 843 111 952 973 816 1,560 1,246 112 1,838 1,864 1,583Outer Islands 877 704 104 1,315 1,423 929 1,341 1,012 86 1,899 1,970 956Mortlocks 553 428 80 1,000 1,020 976 812 589 58 2,254 2,353 1,500Pattiw 136 121 5 2,778 2,611 3,750 137 118 7 906 922 700Namonwito 88 66 14 1,500 2,143 583 180 135 15 962 1,060 625Halls 100 89 5 18,000 1,833 1,500 212 170 6 4,333 4,500 1,500Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM Census, unpublished dataIn general, it is expected that income increases with educational attainment (Table 11.7). The 2000 Census data disputethis generalization. A cursory review of elementary educational attainment suggests that variability is more likely. Forinstance, the over-all median income for all persons 25 years old and over with no education was $665, and withelementary 1-3 years, it was $754. The generalization seems to be proven; however, the median income for elementary4-7 ($687) was less than elementary 1-3 ($754). Again, a comparison between high school 9-11 ($675) and elementarygraduates ($705) indicates that the variability prevails.A comparison of median income between elementary graduates ($705) and high school graduates ($987) shows thatelementary graduates earned about 71 percent of the median income of high school graduates. Median income forpersons who attended some college ($1,794) was almost twice the median income of high school graduates ($987).Persons with associate degrees earned between 77 percent and 81 percent of those with bachelor’s degrees. Obviously,those with master’s degrees received significantly higher median incomes than all other lower income levels: thosewith bachelor’s degrees received 58percent of the median income of those with master’s degrees; those with associatedegrees, 45 percent to 47 percent; high school graduates, 8percent; elementary school graduates, 6percent; and thosewith no education, 5percent.The median income in 1999 for women ($686) was less than that of men ($888). What is surprising is how muchdifferent the median income was for each educational level. In general, women earned only 77.3 percent of what menearned. At most educational levels, the difference ranged from 76 percent to 87 percent; however, at two levels thepercentage differences were substantial – 43.1 percent with some college, no degree; and 54.7 percent with master’sdegree or higher. The over-all data indicate that the median incomes for both men and women increased along withlevels of educational attainment, however, median incomes were generally higher for men than women.Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 105