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Table 1 Projected population and study sample by geographical region

From: Progress in mosquito net coverage in Papua New Guinea

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

  1. §Based on year 2000 national census, *Excluding Eastern Highlands, **Excluding West New Britain, Bougainville.