Table 1.

Proportion of population sampled

Province	Population per provincea	% of total population	Total examined by province	% of total examined by province	No. of villages sampled per province
Torba	5985	4.2	227	4.4	4
Sanma	25542	17.9	833	16.3	7
Penama	22281	15.6	784	15.3	8
Malampa	28174	19.8	894	17.5	8
Shefa	38023	26.7	1429	27.9	14
Tafea	22414	15.7	952	18.6	10
Total	142419	100	5119	100	51

^a1989 National Census Date Source: [16]