Table

16

Population Breakdown by Age and Geographical Living Patterns

(Ref. 6)

Infants and
small children

Children and
adelescents

Age Bracket (years)

0-4

5-19

Fraction of population (%)

16

Inside Home
Within 10 m of home

Men

Women

20+

20+

41

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 (%):

Other Islands

Table 17

Assumed Exposure Rate for
Each Living Pattern*

Pattern

Rongelap Atoll
BR/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

Other Islands***

24.9

Values listed are mean exposure rates.
w*
Lagoon value is assumed to be the same as regional background at uncontaminated
4gtolls.
“values used for other islands assumed equal distribution of time spent on
other islands within the atoll.

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