Table Age14. Subsistence by Age, Chuuk: 1989
  Total 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Median
Traditional work
Total 6,026 310 606 841 1,001 1,053 769 416 406 332 164 126 36.2
Yes 1,005 76 91 148 133 161 122 55 86 59 38 36 36.7
No 5,021 234 515 693 868 892 647 361 320 273 126 90 36.1
   Male Traditional work
Total 4,341 232 376 568 670 767 585 321 313 269 132 108 37.1
Yes 812 64 77 124 105 131 97 44 64 45 30 31 36.4
No 3,529 168 299 444 565 636 488 277 249 224 102 77 37.3
  Female Traditional work
Total 1,685 78 230 273 331 286 184 95 93 63 32 18 33.9
Yes 193 12 14 24 28 30 25 11 22 14 8 5 38.1
No 1,492 66 216 249 303 256 159 84 71 49 24 13 33.5
   Kind of trad work
Total 993 76 90 147 133 158 121 53 85 58 37 35 36.6
Producing copra 192 13 15 31 32 30 23 10 13 10 11 4 35.8
Fishing 335 25 35 64 46 46 46 18 24 17 7 7 34.7
Handicrafts 113 5 10 12 8 25 14 8 9 12 5 5 39.3
Other products 353 33 30 40 47 57 38 17 39 19 14 19 37.3
  Male Kind of trad work
Total 802 64 76 122 104 129 96 42 65 44 30 30 36.4
Producing copra 166 9 14 26 26 28 19 9 10 10 11 4 36.4
Fishing 299 24 30 57 38 43 41 18 20 16 6 6 35.1
Handicrafts 24 0 3 2 1 10 2 1 0 1 1 3 38.0
Other products 313 31 29 37 39 48 34 14 35 17 12 17 37.1
   Female Kind of trad work
Total 191 12 14 25 29 29 25 11 20 14 7 5 37.7
Producing copra 26 4 1 5 6 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 32.5
Fishing 36 1 5 7 8 3 5 0 4 1 1 1 33.1
Handicrafts 89 5 7 10 7 15 12 7 9 11 4 2 40.2
Other products 40 2 1 3 8 9 4 3 4 2 2 2 38.3
   Hours trad work
Total 990 76 90 148 131 159 120 54 83 58 37 34 36.6
1 to 3 195 13 12 31 21 34 24 7 27 14 3 9 38.0
4 to 7 384 34 25 54 57 73 49 19 24 17 22 10 36.5
8 to 39 373 29 45 59 50 47 43 27 28 24 9 12 35.4
40+ 38 0 8 4 3 5 4 1 4 3 3 3 39.0
  Male Hours trad work
Total 804 64 77 123 104 130 95 44 63 44 30 30 36.3
1 to 3 170 10 10 25 17 32 21 6 25 12 3 9 38.6
4 to 7 304 29 22 43 45 53 42 15 16 12 19 8 36.2
8 to 39 304 25 41 51 40 40 30 22 19 20 6 10 34.4
40+ 26 0 4 4 2 5 2 1 3 0 2 3 38.0
   Female Hours trad work
Total 186 12 13 25 27 29 25 10 20 14 7 4 37.8
1 to 3 25 3 2 6 4 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 31.9
4 to 7 80 5 3 11 12 20 7 4 8 5 3 2 37.3
8 to 39 69 4 4 8 10 7 13 5 9 4 3 2 40.6
40+ 12 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 42.5
Source: 1989 Chuuk Census