Table 16 Population Breakdown by Age and Geographical Living Patterns (Ref. 6) Infants and small children Children and adolescents Age Bracket (years) 0-4 5-19 Fraction of population (4%) 16 Inside Home Within Men Women 20+ 20+ Al 22 21 50 30 30 30 15 10 5 10 Elsewhere in village 5 10 5 10 Beach 5 5 5 5 Interior of island 5 15 20 15 Lagoon 0 10 10 5 20 20 25 25 Fraction of time spent in respective areas (%): 10 m of home Other Islands Table 17 Assumed Exposure Rate for Each Living Pattern* Pattern ‘Rongelap Atoll wR/hr Inside home 7.3 Within 10 m of home 7.3 Elsewhere in village 7.3 Beach 7.3 Interior Island 7.3 Lagoon** 3.7 Orher Islands*** 24.9 Values listed are mean exposure rates. ated Lagoon value is assumed to be the same as regional background at uncontaminated atolls, Values used for other islands assumed equal distribution of time spent on other islands within the atoll. - 19