Table 4. Facilities and Equipment Characteristics: 1970
The Area Districts	Total	Manu'a	Swains Island	Tutuila, Eastern	Tutuila, Western
Soure of Water
All year-round units	4,490	438	15	2,559	1,478
Public system, piped into structure	2,648	129		1,454	1,065
Private cistern, tanks, or drums	492	76	15	274	127
Individual well	29	3		20	6
Public standpipe or street hydrant	1,126	230		712	184
Other source	195			99	96
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
Public system, piped into structure	18,555	49		1,059	747
Private cistern, tanks, or drums	314	10	14	208	82
Individual well	22			17	5
Public standpipe or street hydrant	786	96		558	132
Other source	110			46	64
Renter occupied	771	177		327	267
Public system, piped into structure	503	68		239	196
Private cistern, tanks, or drums	119	49		35	35
Individual well	5	1		3	1
Public standpipe or street hydrant	115	59		32	24
Other source	29			18	11
Cooking Facilities
All year-round units	4,490	438	15	2,559	1,478
For own use	3,606	214	15	2,177	1,200
Inside structure	1,932	33		1,197	702
Outside structure	1,674	181	15	980	498
Also used by another household	194	29		123	42
No cooking facilities	690	195		259	236
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
For own use	2,715	125	14	1,708	868
Inside structure	1,364	11		888	435
Outside structure	1,351	114	14	820	403
Also used by another household	154	21		104	29
No cooking facilities	218	9		76	133
Renter occupied	771	177		327	267
For own use	625	72		301	252
Inside structure	435	16		225	194
Outside structure	190	56		76	58
Also used by another household	22	7		9	6
No cooking facilities	124	98		17	9
Year round vacant for rent	36	6		25	5
For own use	17			12	5
Inside structure	12			8	4
Outside structure	5			4	1
Also used by another household
No cooking facilities	19	6		13
Year round vacant for sale	49	8	1	16	24
For own use	30		…	11	18
Inside structure	18		…	7	11
Outside structure	12		…	4	7
Also used by another household			…
No cooking facilities	19	8	…	5	6
Source: 1970 American Samoa Census
Table 3. Plumbing Characteristics: 1970
The Area District	Total	Manu'a	Swains Island	Tutuila, Eastern	Tutuila, Western
Electric Lighting
All year round units	1,190	438	15	2,559	1,478
With electric lighting	3,607	17		2,319	1,271
No electric lighting	883	421	15	240	207
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
With electric lighting	2,620	1		1,724	895
No electric lighting	467	154	14	164	135
Renter occupied	771	177		327	267
With electric lighting	540	8		305	227
No electric lighting	231	169		22	40
Year round vacant for rent	36	6		25	5
With electric lighting	20			15	5
No electric lighting	16	6		10
Year round vacant for sale	49	8	1	16	24
With electric lighting	36		…	15	21
No electric lighting	13	8	…	1	3
Refrigerator
All occupied units	3,858	332	14	2,215	1,297
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
Mechanical	1,455	5		1,018	432
Ice	53			7	46
No refrigerator	1,579	150	14	863	552
Renter occupied	771	177		327	267
Mechanical	376	3		219	154
Ice	20	4		5	11
No refrigerator	375	170		103	102
Source: 1970 American Samoa Census