Table 1.

Population Characteristics from Two Study Communities— One in the Interior and One in the Northwest Region of Alaska

Study population characteristics	Interior community	Northwest community	Total
Number of HH in study (% of total HH)	19 (51%)	24 (40%)	43 (44%)
Total no. of HH in community	37	60	97
Average no. of persons per home	2.9	5.2	4.2
Average no. of children per home	0.8	2.2	1.6
Adults in study HH who graduated high school/total no. of adults in study HH, n (%)	27/29 (93)	42/63 (67)	69/92 (75)
HH who own home, n (%)	12 (63)	16 (67)	28 (65)
HH with access to functioning vehicle, n (%)	16 (84)	13 (54)	29 (67)
Median age of respondent	47	55	54
female respondents, n (%)	14 (58)	18 (53)	32 (55)

HH, household.