Disaster Reports : The Effects of Hurricane David. 1979, on the Population of Dominica (PAHO): 3. Results: 3.2. The population sample

Disaster Reports : The Effects of Hurricane David. 1979, on the Population of Dominica (PAHO)

3. Results

		3.1. Response
		3.2. The population sample
		3.3. Socio-economic overview
		3.4. Injuries
		3.5. Pregnancy
		3.6 Communicable diseases

3.2. The population sample

The sample was stratified by type of settlement (Table 1). The population structure shows the typical distribution of a young developing country (Figure 1). She slight surplus of females over gales may be related to greater male outmigration in search for work (Figure 2).