Table 73.4  Workers and Non-Workers Status by Sex and Ethnicity, Yap:1973
          Outer Islanders  
Workers and Non-workers   Yap Outer       Other Outer  
Sex Total Proper Islands Yapese Total Madrich Yap Islands Other
Total, 15+ yrs 4,627 3,052 1,575 2,474 1,711 130 40 1,541 442
Worked (inc unk hr 1,261 1,108 153 755 190 36 21 133 316
Less than 15 hr 8 6 2 5 1 - - 1 2
15 to 34 hrs 52 45 7 36 10 3 1 6 6
35 or more hrs 1,195 1,051 144 712 179 33 20 126 304
Unemployed 351 249 102 169 149 45 4 100 33
Housewife 448 314 134 223 175 36 7 132 50
Student 588 381 207 361 211 7 - 204 16
Retired 19 14 5 13 5 - - 5 1
Others 1,941 970 971 941 978 6 8 964 22
Males 2,347 1,631 716 1,274 788 69 28 691 285
Worked (inc unk hr 1,038 894 144 609 176 29 19 128 253
Less than 15 hr 3 2 1 1 - - - - 2
15 to 34 hrs 35 28 7 26 7 1 - 6 2
35 or more hrs 1,000 864 136 582 169 28 19 122 249
Unemployed 219 157 62 111 97 32 4 61 11
Housewife - - - - - - - - -
Student 352 204 148 197 151 5 - 146 4
Retired 14 11 3 10 3 - - 3 1
Others 705 349 356 335 358 3 5 350 12
Females 2,280 1,421 859 1,200 923 61 12 850 157
Worked (inc unk hr 223 214 9 146 14 7 2 5 63
Less than 15 hr 5 4 1 4 1 - - 1 -
15 to 34 hrs 17 17 - 10 3 2 1 - 4
35 or more hrs 195 187 8 130 10 5 1 4 55
Unemployed 132 92 40 58 52 13 - 39 22
Housewife 448 314 134 223 175 36 7 132 50
Student 236 177 59 164 60 2 - 58 12
Retired 5 3 2 3 2 - - 2 -
Others 1,236 621 615 606 620 3 3 614 10
Source: 1973 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Census