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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 12. HousingTable 12.12: Materials Used for Walls, Chuuk State: 1980, 1994 and 2000Number Percent change PercentType of materials 1980 1994 2000 1980-1994 1994-2000 1980 1994 2000Housing units 5,428 7,581 7,417 39.7 (2.2) 100.0 100.0 100.0Concrete 783 2,869 2,946 266.4 2.7 14.4 37.8 39.7Poured concrete 252 1,860 1,819 638.1 (2.2) 4.6 24.5 24.5Concrete blocks 531 1,009 1,127 90.0 11.7 9.8 13.3 15.2Metal 1,791 2,330 1,980 30.1 (15.0) 33.0 30.7 26.7Wood 2,486 2,236 1,939 (10.1) (13.3) 45.8 29.5 26.1No walls 42 44 47 4.8 6.8 0.8 0.6 0.6Others 326 102 505 (68.7) 395.1 6.0 1.3 6.8Source: 1980 TTPI Census; 1994 & 2000 FSM Censuses, H01.Table 12.13 further compares materials used for walls in housing units among the regions in 1994 and 2000. Theconstruction materials used for walls were similar in all regions, with the following exceptions. A larger proportion ofhousing units in the Outer Islands (over 46 percent) had concrete walls. The proportion for concrete wall was as highas 50 percent in Namonuito. The corresponding proportion for concrete walls in the Lagoon was just over 35 percent.Housing units with metal walls were reported at 30 percent in Lagoon and 16 percent in the Outer Islands. Theproportion for housing units with wood and other walls was also common in both Outer Islands (35 percent) and in theLagoon (about 33 percent).Table 12.13: Materials Used for Outside Walls by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Total Type of walls Total Type of wallhousing Con- Wood & housing Con- Wood &Region units crete Metal others units crete Metal othersTotal 7,581 2,869 2,330 2,382 7,417 2,946 1,980 2,491Lagoon 5,823 2,054 2,021 1,748 5,585 2,054 1,680 1,851N. Namoneas 2,411 999 641 771 2,065 968 460 637S. Namoneas 1,645 529 662 454 1,745 557 616 575Faichuk 1,767 526 718 523 1,775 529 604 642Outer Islands 1,758 815 309 634 1,832 892 300 640Mortlocks 1,041 490 233 318 1,084 551 253 280Pattiw 282 118 52 112 310 129 38 143Namonuito 145 79 4 62 193 97 1 95Halls 290 128 20 142 245 115 8 122Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM Census, H01.Table 12.14 presents type of material used for foundations of housing units in 1994 and 2000. In both years, two thirdsof all housing units in Chuuk had concrete foundation, and about one fourth had wood/pier/piling foundation. Thisdistribution remained similar for all the regions except for regions in the Outer Islands. Moreover, the proportion ofhousing units with stone and coral foundation was reportedly high in Pattiw.Table 12.14. Materials Used for Foundation of All Housing Units by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 Census 2000Number Percent Number PercentTotal Wood/ Total Wood/ Total Wood/ Total Wood/housing Con- pier/ Stone/ housing Con- pier/ Stone/ housing Con- pier/ Stone/ housing Con- pier/ Stone/Region units crete piling coral units crete piling coral units crete piling coral units crete piling coralTotal 7,581 5,040 1,894 647 100.0 66.5 25.0 8.5 7,417 4,984 1,937 496 100.0 67.2 26.1 6.7Lagoon 5,823 3,817 1,560 446 100.0 65.6 26.8 7.7 5,585 3,769 1,519 297 100.0 67.5 27.2 5.3N. Namoneas 2,411 1,571 726 114 100.0 65.2 30.1 4.7 2,065 1,440 528 97 100.0 69.7 25.6 4.7S. Namoneas 1,645 1,056 400 189 100.0 64.2 24.3 11.5 1,745 1,165 481 99 100.0 66.8 27.6 5.7Faichuk 1,767 1,190 434 143 100.0 67.3 24.6 8.1 1,775 1,164 510 101 100.0 65.6 28.7 5.7Outer Islands 1,758 1,223 334 201 100.0 69.6 19.0 11.4 1,832 1,215 418 199 100.0 66.3 22.8 10.9Mortlocks 1,041 710 228 103 100.0 68.2 21.9 9.9 1,084 752 266 66 100.0 69.4 24.5 6.1Pattiw 282 169 33 80 100.0 59.9 11.7 28.4 310 193 15 102 100.0 62.3 4.8 32.9Namonuito 145 80 59 6 100.0 55.2 40.7 4.1 193 108 69 16 100.0 56.0 35.8 8.3Halls 290 264 14 12 100.0 91.0 4.8 4.1 245 162 68 15 100.0 66.1 27.8 6.1Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM CensusesUtilitiesData on electric power and air conditioning are useful in planning and assessing power consumption, living conditions,and housing quality. The data are also useful in planning the rural electrification programs and seeking alternativeeconomical power sources.Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 119