Table 16 Population Breakdown by Age and Geographical Living Patterns (Ref. 6) Infants and small children Children and adolescents Men Women Age Bracket (years) 0-4 5-19 20+ 20+ Fraction of population (%) 16 41 22 21 Inside Home 50 30 30 30 Within 10 m of home 15 10 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 15 20 15 0 10 10 5 20 20 25 25 Fraction of time spent in respective areas (%): Elsewhere in village Beach Interior of island Lagoon 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. Re Lagoon value is assumed to be the same as regional background at uncontaminated aegtolls. Values used for other islands assumed equal distribution of time spent on other islands within the atoll. - 19