Table 73.3  Labor force and Sex by Ethnicity, Yap: 1973
          Outer Islanders  
Labor Force   Yap Outer       Other Outer  
Sex Total Proper Islands Yapese Total Madrich Yap Islands Other
WORK STATUS                  
Total, 15+ yrs 1,280 1,124 156 767 193 36 21 136 320
Employer 4 4 - 3 - - - - 1
Self-employed 31 27 4 21 4 - - 4 6
Wage - government 867 722 145 521 164 21 17 126 182
Wage - private 348 346 2 203 21 15 4 2 124
Unpaid family 2 2 - 1 - - - - 1
Others 28 23 5 18 4 - - 4 6
Males 1,057 910 147 621 179 29 19 131 257
Employer 4 4 - 3 - - - - 1
Self-employed 21 17 4 11 4 - - 4 6
Wage - government 742 605 137 433 156 18 16 122 153
Wage - private 266 264 2 159 16 11 3 2 91
Unpaid family 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Others 23 19 4 14 3 - - 3 6
Females 223 214 9 146 14 7 2 5 63
Employer - - - - - - - - -
Self-employed 10 10 - 10 - - - - -
Wage - government 125 117 8 88 8 3 1 4 29
Wage - private 82 82 - 44 5 4 1 - 33
Unpaid family 1 1 - - - - - - 1
Others 5 4 1 4 1 - - 1 -
Source: 1973 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Census