Table 1.
Projected population and study sample by geographical region
|
Region |
2011 population projection
§
|
Provinces covered/Total |
Villages |
Households |
Individuals present the previous night |
Average
de facto
household size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N | |
| Southern |
1,426,636 (20.3) |
6/6 |
27 (35.1) |
784 (39.3) |
5,274 (42.0) |
6.4 |
| Highlands |
2,706,401 (38.6) |
4/5* |
18 (23.4) |
434 (21.7) |
2,417 (19.3) |
5.5 |
| Momase |
1,897,403 (27.0) |
4/4 |
17 (22.1) |
396 (19.8) |
2,681 (21.4) |
6.8 |
| Islands |
987,259 (14.1) |
3/5** |
15 (19.5) |
382 (19.1) |
2,176 (17.3) |
5.8 |
| Total | 7,017,699 | 17/20 | 77 | 1,996 | 12,548 | 6.1 |
§Based on year 2000 national census, *Excluding Eastern Highlands, **Excluding West New Britain, Bougainville.