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Chapter 12. Housing2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateTable 12.36. Value of House by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Occupied Housing units Distribution of Housing Units paying other fuel by value of househousing paying other fuel Less 2,500 5,000 10,000 15,000 MedianRegion Units Number Percent Total 2,000 4,999 9,999 14,999 19,999 $20,000+ value1994Total 7,043 5,345 75.9 100.0 21.3 17.7 32.9 12.2 6.7 9.2 $6,678Lagoon 5,423 4,056 74.8 100.0 20.0 17.9 31.1 13.1 7.1 10.7 $6,944N. Namoneas 2,170 1,705 78.6 100.0 12.0 15.1 32.4 14.2 10.6 15.8 $8,540S. Namoneas 1,544 1,117 72.3 100.0 27.1 20.9 27.1 12.4 4.3 8.1 $5,355Faichuk 1,709 1,234 72.2 100.0 24.7 19.0 33.0 12.2 5.0 6.2 $5,958Outer Islands 1,620 1,289 79.6 100.0 25.4 17.0 38.3 9.5 5.3 4.5 $5,997Mortlocks 927 717 77.3 100.0 30.4 19.4 25.8 11.0 7.1 6.3 $5,041Pattiw 277 226 81.6 100.0 39.4 26.5 25.7 4.9 1.3 2.2 $3,500Namonuito 133 130 97.7 100.0 10.0 5.4 76.2 6.9 0.8 0.8 $7,273Halls 283 216 76.3 100.0 3.2 6.0 70.4 11.1 6.0 3.2 $7,8952000Total 6,976 6,456 92.5 100.0 17.4 18.5 33.1 12.7 8.6 9.6 $7,127Lagoon 5,268 4,840 91.9 100.0 15.8 19.7 32.0 13.0 9.4 10.0 $7,256N. Namoneas 1,940 1,882 97.0 100.0 10.4 16.5 30.9 14.7 11.1 16.5 $8,752S. Namoneas 1,613 1,495 92.7 100.0 17.8 22.3 32.8 12.0 7.4 7.6 $6,502Faichuk 1,715 1,463 85.3 100.0 20.8 21.3 32.6 11.8 9.3 4.2 $6,211Outer Islands 1,708 1,616 94.6 100.0 22.1 14.9 36.5 11.7 6.3 8.5 $6,788Mortlocks 970 902 93.0 100.0 21.0 18.6 27.2 12.1 7.5 13.6 $6,918Pattiw 310 310 100.0 100.0 40.6 13.2 40.0 3.2 0.3 2.6 $4,268Namonuito 193 192 99.5 100.0 18.2 8.9 65.6 5.2 1.6 0.5 $6,746Halls 235 212 90.2 100.0 3.3 6.6 44.8 28.3 14.2 2.8 $9,474Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM Censuses.ConclusionsHousing conditions in Chuuk State improved slightly between 1980 and 2000. This is evident in the data on unitstructures, facilities like electricity, complete plumbing, and the increased number of rooms per housing units.The total number of housing units increased from 5,400 in 1980 to 7,400 in 1994 then slightly decreased to 7,400 in2000. In 2000, about half of the housing units were built between 1988 and 2000. About 27 percent of the housingunits had electricity in 2000 compared to 22 percent in 1980. Of all housing units in 2000, over 34 percent had flushtoilet and about 36 percent had a bathtub/shower. The number of housing units with piped water increased over theperiod, from 3 percent in 1980 to about 25 percent in 1994 as well as in 2000. While the improvement was significant,the overall conditions could not be considered satisfactory. The coverage for piped water supply, electricity, and allother facilities are remarkably behind the situation in the other states.128 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs