Table 87.10  Economic Activity by Sex and Ethnicity, Yap: 1987
Economic		Yapese		Outer Islanders
Activity	Total	Number	Percent	Total	Madrich	Else Yap	Percent	Outer Is
Total	10,044	6,198	61.7	3,765	254	156	10.9	3,355
Subsistence	2,383	1,040	43.6	1,323	21	39	4.5	1,263
Paid employment	1,720	1,374	79.9	325	59	66	38.5	200
Looking for work	135	100	74.1	35	7	5	34.3	23
Attending school	565	358	63.4	204	0	1	0.5	203
Own housework	423	321	75.9	93	16	9	26.9	68
Unable to work	226	109	48.2	115	23	5	24.3	87
Other	365	275	75.3	88	44	2	52.3	42
Not applicable	4,227	2,621	62.0	1,582	84	29	7.1	1,469
Males	5,181	3,274	63.2	1,855	133	94	12.2	1,628
Subsistence	794	329	41.4	454	7	8	3.3	439
Paid employment	1,282	972	75.8	289	55	60	39.8	174
Looking for work	112	83	74.1	29	7	4	37.9	18
Attending school	343	195	56.9	147	0	0	0.0	147
Own housework	67	53	79.1	14	0	2	14.3	12
Unable to work	111	60	54.1	50	5	2	14.0	43
Other	227	189	83.3	36	8	1	25.0	27
Not applicable	2,245	1,393	62.0	836	51	17	8.1	768
Females	4,863	2,924	60.1	1,910	121	62	9.6	1,727
Subsistence	1,589	711	44.7	869	14	31	5.2	824
Paid employment	438	402	91.8	36	4	6	27.8	26
Looking for work	23	17	73.9	6	0	1	16.7	5
Attending school	222	163	73.4	57	0	1	1.8	56
Own housework	356	268	75.3	79	16	7	29.1	56
Unable to work	115	49	42.6	65	18	3	32.3	44
Other	138	86	62.3	52	36	1	71.2	15
Not applicable	1,982	1,228	62.0	746	33	12	6.0	701
Source: 1987 Census of Yap