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Chapter 3. Households, Families, and Marital Status2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateTable 3.3: Household Composition by Municipality of Usual Residence, Chuuk State: 1994 & 20001994 2000Usual residence TotalTotalPercentHouseholderSpouseNaturalchildOtherrelativeNonrelativeTotalTotalPercentHouseholderSpouseNaturalchildOtherrelativeNonrelativeTotal 52,714 100 13.4 10.2 59.6 16.5 0.3 53,264 100.0 12.9 9.7 48.6 25.5 0.6Lagoon 41,058 100 13.2 10.2 54.5 21.7 0.4 40,134 100.0 13.1 10.0 50.3 25.9 0.7N. Namoneas 16,577 100 13.1 10.4 51.5 24.7 0.3 14,443 100.0 13.4 10.3 47.2 27.9 1.2S. Namoneas 11,898 100 13.0 9.7 55.0 21.8 0.4 11,694 100.0 13.8 10.0 48.9 26.9 0.4Faichuk 12,583 100 13.6 10.4 58.1 17.7 0.3 13,997 100.0 12.3 9.7 54.7 23.2 0.3Outer Islands 11,656 100 13.9 10.2 50.5 25.3 0.2 13,130 100.0 13.0 9.7 50.3 26.6 0.3Mortlocks 6,470 100 14.3 10.0 46.0 29.5 0.2 6,911 100.0 14.0 10.1 43.6 31.7 0.6Pattiw 2,171 100 12.8 10.0 46.6 30.5 0.1 2,736 100.0 11.3 9.0 60.2 19.4 -Namonuito 1,001 100 13.3 10.0 57.2 19.5 0.1 1,341 100.0 14.4 11.0 62.9 11.8 -Halls 2,014 100 14.1 11.0 65.7 9.0 0.1 2,142 100.0 11.0 8.8 51.4 28.8 -Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P14; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-2Table 3.4 presents a breakdown by municipality on the number of persons living in households, total number ofhouseholds, the household size, and the number of households with 10 or more persons. This table excludes personsliving in group-quarters. No significant variation existed in household size between the municipalities in 2000. Thetotal number of persons per household varied from about 7.1 in the Mortlocks to about 9.1 in the Halls. About 29percent of the households in Chuuk State had 10 or more household members. The proportion of households with 10or more persons of all Chuuk had increased in 2000 as compared to 1994. The highest proportions were reported inPattiw (43 percent) and the Halls (40 percent). However, a significant increase was observed in the Halls, where itchanged from about 9.5 percent in 1994 to 40.0 percent in 2000.Table 3.4: Person per Household by Municipality of Usual Residence, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000House- Person per Households with 10+ persons House- Person per Households with 10+ personsUsual Residence Persons holds Household Number Percent Persons holds Household Number PercentTotal 52,714 7,043 7.5 1,097 15.6 53,264 6,976 7.6 1,993 28.6Lagoon 41,058 5,423 7.6 867 16.0 40,134 5,268 7.6 1,479 28.1N. Namoneas 16,577 2,170 7.6 377 17.4 14,443 1,940 7.4 521 26.9S. Namoneas 11,898 1,544 7.7 257 16.6 11,694 1,613 7.2 375 23.2Faichuk 12,583 1,709 7.4 233 13.6 13,997 1,715 8.2 583 34.0Outer Islands 11,656 1,620 7.2 230 14.2 13,130 1,708 7.7 514 30.1Mortlocks 6,470 927 7.0 129 13.9 6,911 970 7.1 242 24.9Pattiw 2,171 277 7.8 54 19.5 2,736 310 8.8 132 42.6Namonuito 1,001 133 7.5 20 15.0 1,341 193 6.9 46 23.8Halls 2,014 283 7.1 27 9.5 2,142 235 9.1 94 40.0Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P15; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-2.Table 3.5 shows the change in household size for Chuuk from 1989 to 2000. In all the census years observed almosthalf of the households had 8 or more persons. In the Lagoon, the proportion of households with 8 or more memberswas the same, at 46 percent, in all the censuses. For the Outer Islands, the proportion declined by 3 percentage points,from 53 percent in 1989 to 50 percent in 2000.30 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs