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.
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