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Chapter 7. Religion, Ethnicity, and Language2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateTable 7.9 presents English speakers at home by age group and region. In both census years, the highest proportion ofEnglish speakers at home was in age groups 30 to 34 years in 1994, and 55 to 59 years in 2000. These were probablywhite families, as well as inter-racial families living, who lived in Chuuk and used English as their main language.About 94 to 98 percent of the Chuuk population aged 5 and over spoke English at home. This is especially in theNorthern Namoneas, where the state center is located. The remaining portion of English speaking people accountingfrom 2 to 6 percent (2000 and 1994, respectively) was found in the outlying areas (Mortlocks and Oksoritod).Table 7.9: English Speakers at Home by Age Group, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Persons English speakers at home Persons English speakers at homeAge- 5 years Num- Per- Distribution of percent spoke English 5 years Num- Per- Distribution of percent spoke EnglishGroup & over ber cent Total N.N. S.N. Faichuk Mortlocks Oksoritod & over ber cent Total N.N. S.N. Faichuk Mortlocks OksoritodTotal 44,879 330 0.7 100.0 72.7 13.6 6.4 2.1 5.2 46,248 124 0.3 100.0 85.5 3.2 9.7 0.8 0.85-9 yrs 8,100 28 0.3 100.0 46.4 35.7 7.1 - 10.7 7,305 7 0.1 100.0 85.7 - 14.3 - -10-14 yrs 7,711 27 0.4 100.0 51.9 22.2 3.7 7.4 14.8 7,356 9 0.1 100.0 88.9 11.1 - - -15-19 yrs 6,063 28 0.5 100.0 75.0 10.7 3.6 - 10.7 6,772 14 0.2 100.0 100.0 - - - -20-24 yrs 4,452 33 0.7 100.0 75.8 12.1 6.1 - 6.1 4,836 20 0.4 100.0 85.0 5 10 - -25-29 yrs 3,471 28 0.8 100.0 85.7 7.1 7.1 - - 3,998 13 0.3 100.0 69.2 - 30.8 - -30-34 yrs 3,171 57 1.8 100.0 77.2 14.0 1.8 3.5 3.5 3,151 19 0.6 100.0 78.9 - 15.8 5.3 -35-39 yrs 2,858 35 1.2 100.0 80.0 8.6 2.9 5.7 2.9 2,847 16 0.6 100.1 93.8 6.3 - - -40-44 yrs 2,454 32 1.3 100.0 87.5 3.1 9.4 - - 2,571 8 0.3 100.0 87.5 12.5 - - -45-49 yrs 1,764 20 1.1 100.0 70.0 15.0 5.0 - 10.0 2,225 1 … 100.0 100.0 - - - -50-54 yrs 990 11 1.1 100.0 45.5 9.1 36.4 9.1 - 1,560 1 0.1 100.0 100.0 - - - -55-59 yrs 1,028 13 1.3 100.0 61.5 15.4 23.1 - - 851 9 1.1 100.0 77.8 - 11.1 - 11.160-64 yrs 943 8 0.8 100.0 100.0 - - - - 831 2 0.2 100.0 100.0 - - - -65+ yrs 1,874 10 0.5 100.0 80.0 20.0 - - - 1,945 5 0.3 100.0 80.0 - 20 - -Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table 40; 2000 FSM Census, Table P8-9.ConclusionsAlmost all persons enumerated in 1994 and 2000 in Chuuk had a religion. The results of these two censuses show thatRoman Catholic and Protestant were the two major religions in the state. In 2000, about 53 percent of the populationreporting a religion was Roman Catholics and 43 percent was Protestants.The distribution of ethnicity was similar to that of place of birth. Chuukese was the universal ethnic group. Other thanthe FSM local groups, there were foreign ethnic groups such as Asians and Whites. In 1994, the Asians were thelargest non-Chuukese ethnic group, who were mostly short-term migrants working for the private businesses (mostlyFilipinos) and the fishing industry (mostly Chinese). By 2000, the population of Asians residing in Chuuk declined,due to the expiration on the agreement between Chuuk State Government and the fishing company (Ting Hong).Language patterns in Chuuk were also similar to ethnicity patterns. English was the second most common language inChuuk State. Northern Namoneas, mainly Weno had one of the highest proportions of English speakers, possiblybecause it is the state center.62 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs