D. LITERACY
The
Trust Territory Census of 1958 included a question on
literacy in English and Japanese; the results are given below (persons
able to speak or read more than one language are reported under
each category).
Only estimates on literacy in the vernacular are
available and these range to as high as 90% in certain areas such
as Saipan.
Linguistic ability of the population bam in the Trust Territory, by age group, for the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1958
ABLE TO SPEAK
Age group
English!
Tata!
Total, 5 years of age and over .
Sto 14 years .....-.--2---0-15 to 74 years .-.--. 2 eee eee
25 ta 44 years we... pee eeeeeee
45 yeors and over wi... cece eaee
56,
18,
10,
16,
Lt,
Number
673
039
307
328
99
Japanese
Percent
of total
14, 488
2, 169
5,788
4,174
2,357
Number
25.6
12.0
56.2
25.6
19.6
Percent
of total
15, 406
440
1,225
9,757
3, 9Bd
27.2
2.4
Wg
59.8
33.2
ABLE TO READ
Age group
English!
Percent
Total
Number
Total, 5 years of age and over .
5 to 14 years .....--4e- ce eees
15 to 24 years ......0ee. aan
25 to 44 years 2... cece ee aes .
45 years and over ......... aes
56,673
18, 039
10, 307
16, 328
17, 999
14,
2,
&,
3,
1,
Japanese
Percent
of total
304
858
217
587
642
Number
.2
15.8
60,
22,0
13.7
of total
11, 981
239
$47
7,865
2, 938
21,1
1.2
9.4
48,2
24,4
' Today it is estimated that literacy in English in the 5-14 age group stands at about 30%,
in the 15-24 age group between 80-85%, and about 35% in the 25-44 age group.
G. SIZE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Resident population of each district, classified by number and size of households, os
of June 30, 1948
District
Sj
ize Spe seholds
ersans
Marianal
islands
ne ntti ome
.
Lo eee eee
50
2 ole ee eee ee eee
B4
Bcc eee ee eens
140
a
130
i
148
Qo ccc ee eee es
130
Foc cece ee ees
306
Sr
144
DB cca cece cece es
119
TO and over .....-....0-.
152
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Total... . ee
1,403
Marshall
Islands|
Pal
Polax
p
ondpe
Total
Truk 2
Yap
households
64
168
135
223
217
156
168
199
150
437
69
58
5
143
145
135
139
138
134
458
147
246
295
318
440
304
249
237
248
368
129
218
263
271
276
306
288
284
240
989
244
265
266
215
158
138
122
96
40
62
703
1, 039
1,214
7, 300
1, 3B4
1, 169
1,272
7, 098
931
2, 466
$1,917
1,534
2,852
3,264
1,606}
12,576
' Due to Typhoon Jean, figures were estimated from all municipalities.
? Last year's fiqures (1967).
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