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Distribution of the Elderly:
Figure
1V~3e shows growth trends and projections for the elderly
(55 years and older) in each of the four geographical sub-divisions of
Micronesia.
The district centers should continue to lead the TIPI in terms
of both rates of growth.and total numbers, with the intermediate areas
second.
The elderly population is expected to grow faster in the sub-
district centers than in the outer islands, but in terms of total numbers
the outer tslands will] continue to lead the sub-district centers.
By 1982,
one-half of all elderly persons are expected to be living in the district
centers.
However, they wil] constitute only 7.2 percent of the entire dis-
trict center population, while in the outer islands they are expected to
constitute 11.9 percent of the total population.