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Chapter 2. Age and Sex Structure2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateTable 2.7. Dependency Ratio by Municipality, Chuuk State: 1973 to 2000Total Young OldRegion 1973 1980 1989 1994 2000 1973 1980 1989 1994 2000 1973 1980 1989 1994 2000Total 101.9 99.2 109.4 95.2 80.8 93.6 92.5 100.9 89.2 74.2 8.3 6.7 8.6 6.1 6.6Lagoon 96.5 99.6 104.5 94.6 80.8 89.7 93.7 98.1 88.6 74.5 6.8 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.3N. Namoneas 73.7 87.7 88.8 80.9 67.9 69.0 83.0 83.4 76.1 62.1 4.7 4.6 5.4 4.8 5.9S. Namoneas 115.8 103.7 115.2 102.1 85.2 107.8 96.6 107.5 94.6 78.0 8.1 7.1 7.7 7.5 7.2Faichuk 114.2 111.1 118.4 108.9 92.5 105.4 104.5 111.7 102.2 86.6 8.8 6.6 6.8 6.7 5.9Outer Islands 116.8 97.9 124.2 101.3 80.7 107.8 89.1 113.1 91.3 73.2 9.1 8.8 11.1 10.0 7.5Mortlocks 115.4 97.8 121.8 102.0 79.8 105.3 88.3 110.0 89.8 71.3 10.1 9.5 11.8 12.1 8.5Pattiw 132.9 95.2 143.9 101.4 79.9 122.7 85.6 129.7 92.7 73.5 10.2 9.6 14.2 8.7 6.4Namonweito 88.5 86.4 109.1 124.4 99.3 83.4 80.0 103.1 116.6 93.0 5.0 6.4 6.0 7.8 6.2Halls 129.3 110.6 128.3 89.6 74.4 124.2 104.1 119.4 84.0 68.0 5.1 6.5 8.9 5.6 6.4Source: 1973 TTPI Census, T4a; 1980 TTPI Census, T24; 1989 Chuuk Census; 1994 FSM Census, Table P13; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-1.Table 2.8 gives some selected demographic indicators of Chuuk in 2000 and some neighboring countries in the Pacificin earlier years. Among the FSM States, Chuuk had the youngest population and highest dependency ratio. Comparedto neighboring Pacific countries, Chuuk was among those with high median age and dependency ratio.Table 2.8: Selected Demographic Indicators from FSM and Neighboring Pacific Countries: 2000Intercensal Median Sex DependencyCountry 1 growth (%) age ratio ratioFSM 0.3 18.9 103 79Chuuk 0.1 18.5 103 81Yap 0.1 20.9 96 69Pohnpei 0.4 18.9 105 79Kosrae 0.9 19.2 101 77Guam 1.0 25.6 108 51Kiribati 2.5 19.8 97 81Marshall Islands 2.0 17.7 105 82Nauru 1.8 20.6 105 78CNMI 5.5 28.5 93 35Palau 2.2 30.4 114 51Source: 1973 TTPI Censuses, T4a; 1980 TTPI Census, Unpublished; 1994 & 2000 FSM Census, unpublished; Secretariat of the Pacific Communities, “OceaniaPopulation 2000" and "2000-2025 Pacific Population Projections" wall charts.Note: 1 Except for FSM and it's states, indexes were based on the 2000 population estimates.Accuracy of Age and Sex DataTo evaluate the accuracy of the age and sex data, the Myers index was used to measure the level of digit preference andmake comparisons between populations. The method measures the preference and dislike for ages ending in all thedigits 0 to 9. The lower the index, the lower the extent of digit preference and hence the better the quality of the data.The Myers index in 2000 was 3.3 showing the age reporting to be accurate (see Table 2.9). It also showed that femaleswere reporting their age more accurately than males. The Bachi method also showed accurate age reporting, withfemales reporting their ages more accurately than their male counterparts. Both indices showed significantimprovement in reporting of age data over the last 20 years.Table 2.9: Myers and Bachi Method of Measuring Digit Preference, Chuuk State: 1973 to 2000Myers methodBachi methodTerminal digit Total Males Females Total Males Females20000 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.41 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.32 -0.4 -1.3 -0.8 -0.8 -1.1 -0.93 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.24 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.35 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.36 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.37 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.58 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -0.89 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7Index2000 3.3 4.9 3.6 2.4 2.5 2.41994 2.9 3.8 2.7 1.3 1.9 1.31989 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.5 2.0 1.71980 6.6 6.6 7.2 5.0 5.1 4.81973 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.6 3.3 3.2Source: 1967, 1973 & 1980 TTPI Censuses; 1989 Chuuk State Census; 1994 & 2000 FSM Censuses, unpublished data.Note: The index for Myers method is the sum of the absolute values of the deviations; for Bachi method, the index is the sum of the positive deviations (one-half thesum of the absolute deviations).24 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs