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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 3. Households, Families, and Marital StatusTable 3.5: Household Size for Chuuk Lagoon and Outer Islands, Chuuk State: 1989,1994 and 2000Size of HouseholdNumber of Households Annual Percent Change Percent Cumulative Percent1989 1994 2000 1989-1994 1994-2000 1989 1994 2000 1989 1994 2000Total 5,983 7,043 6,976 3.5 -1.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ... ... ...1 157 205 189 6.1 -8.5 2.6 2.9 2.7 100.0 100.0 100.02 289 339 269 3.5 -26.0 4.8 4.8 3.9 97.4 97.1 97.33 370 483 470 6.1 -2.8 6.2 6.9 6.7 92.5 92.3 93.44 521 631 608 4.2 -3.8 8.7 9.0 8.7 86.4 85.4 86.75 527 678 672 5.7 -0.9 8.8 9.6 9.6 77.6 76.5 78.06 614 762 753 4.9 -1.2 10.3 10.8 10.8 68.8 66.8 68.47 628 717 751 2.8 4.5 10.5 10.2 10.8 58.6 56.0 57.68+ 2,877 3,228 3,264 2.4 1.1 48.1 45.8 46.8 48.1 45.8 46.8Chuuk Lagoon 4,229 5,420 5,268 5.6 -2.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 ... ... ...1 121 145 143 4.0 -1.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 100.0 100.0 100.02 217 242 201 2.3 -20.4 5.1 4.5 3.8 97.1 97.3 97.33 280 382 360 7.3 -6.1 6.6 7.0 6.8 92.0 92.9 93.54 376 468 472 4.9 0.8 8.9 8.6 9.0 85.4 85.8 86.75 388 509 506 6.2 -0.6 9.2 9.4 9.6 76.5 77.2 77.76 438 565 602 5.8 6.1 10.4 10.4 11.4 67.3 67.8 68.17 463 546 566 3.6 3.5 10.9 10.1 10.7 57.0 57.4 56.78+ 1,946 2,563 2,418 6.3 -6.0 46.0 47.3 45.9 46.0 47.3 46.0Outer Islands 1,754 1,623 1,708 -1.5 5.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ... ... ...1 36 60 46 13.3 -30.4 2.1 3.7 2.7 100.0 100.0 100.02 72 97 68 6.9 -42.6 4.1 6.0 4.0 97.9 96.2 97.33 90 101 110 2.4 8.2 5.1 6.2 6.4 93.8 90.2 93.34 145 163 136 2.5 -19.9 8.3 10.0 8.0 88.7 84.0 86.95 139 169 166 4.3 -1.8 7.9 10.4 9.7 80.4 74.0 78.96 176 197 151 2.4 -30.5 10.0 12.1 8.8 72.5 63.6 69.27 165 171 185 0.7 7.6 9.4 10.5 10.8 62.5 51.5 60.48+ 931 665 846 -5.7 21.4 53.1 41.0 49.5 53.1 41.0 49.6Source: 1980 TTPI Census; 1994 FSM Censuses, Table P15; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-2.Marital StatusTable 3.6 looks at the marital status for persons aged 15 years and over by sex from 1973 to 2000. In the 2000 FSMCensus, the proportion of ‘never married’ persons in Chuuk was just over 41 percent, about 10 percentage points higherthan 1973 and about 3 percentage points higher than 1994. The proportion increased, probably due to delay in marriagecaused by schooling for the younger generation. Over the three decades, the proportion of ‘now married’ personsdecreased from about 60 percent in 1973 to about 52 percent in 1994 and 50 percent in 2000. This decrease alsosuggests delay in marriage. The proportion of separated and divorced increased slightly, by about 0.1 percentage point,while proportion of widowed remained almost constant. The change in marital status was similar for both males andfemales, except females had a higher probability to be in the separated/divorced and widowed category.Table 3.6: Marital Status for Aged 15 Years and Over by Sex, Chuuk State: 1973 to 2000Census YearsMarital status 1973 1989 1994 2000Total 11,801 24,648 29,068 31,592Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Never married 32.3 35.5 39.2 41.9Now married 60.2 55.2 52.4 49.7Separated/divorced 2.3 3.8 3.6 3.7Widowed 5.1 5.5 4.9 4.7Males 5,936 12,049 14,687 15,784Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Never married 36.9 40.1 43.5 45.9Now married 58.7 55.1 52.1 49.9Separated/divorced 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.3Widowed 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9Females 5,865 12,599 14,381 15,808Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Never married 27.7 31.2 34.7 37.9Now married 61.8 55.2 52.6 49.5Separated/divorced 2.9 5.0 4.9 5.0Widowed 7.7 8.6 7.8 7.6Source: 1973 TTPI Census, Table T15; 1989 Chuuk Census; 1994 FSM Census, Table P22; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-10.Table 3.7 shows the marital status in the regions of Chuuk State broken down by sex. The proportion of ‘nevermarried’ persons in 2000 was reported highest in the Northern Namoneas and Pattiw (44 percent) and lowest in theMortlocks (about 39 percent). Southern Namoneas and Pattiw had the highest proportion of ‘never married’ males(about 47 percent). For the ‘never married’ females, Northern Namoneas and Pattiw had the highest proportions (about42 percent, respectively).Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 31