| Absent | Subm. | [16] | ++ | +++ | Total | |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | ||
| Total sample | 0 0 | 61 7 | 219 27 | 533 65 | 0 0 | 813 |
| Interior | 0 0 | 26 17 | 27 18 | 100 65 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 0 0 | 5 4 | 24 20 | 91 76 | 0 0 | 120 |
| Coast | 0 0 | 11 5 | 63 30 | 135 65 | 0 0 | 209 |
| N.W. | 0 0 | 7 9 | 21 27 | 51 65 | 0 0 | 79 |
| Fiji II | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 132 92 | 133 |
| Solomons | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 5 6 | 80 94 | 85 |
Head hair quantity is pronounced in the majority of Fijians (65 per cent); it is moderate in 27 per cent and submedium in 7 per cent. Howells describes nearly all the Fijians as having very pronounced head hair—99 per cent, which would appear to be a personal difference in appraisal. In any case, the two series agree that Fijians have hair of more than moderate quantity. The Melanesians of the Solomons are also characterized by much head hair.
Regionally, the only significant variation in this trait is shown in the east, where more individuals have a submedium designation. In the absence of age data, this contrast cannot be fairly interpreted.
Hair Length
It might be observed here that although hair length was not included in this survey, on the basis of personal but unrecorded observation, the Fijians conform to the Melanesian pattern. Most Fijian men now cut their hair short in the Western style, but some still do not. Women generally trim their hair but not short. The natural length of head hair is intermediate between the short-haired African Negroes and the long-haired Caucasians and Mongolians.
Baldness
| Absent | Subm. | + | ++ | +++ | Total | |
| No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | No. % | ||
| Total sample | 731 90 | 40 3 | 30 4 | 12 1 | 0 0 | 813 |
| Interior | 122 80 | 12 8 | 12 8 | 7 5 | 0 0 | 153 |
| East | 112 93 | 3 3 | 4 3 | 1 1 | 0 0 | 120 |
| Coast | 194 93 | 10 5 | 4 2 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 209 |
| N.W. | 72 91 | 1 1 | 3 4 | 3 4 | 0 0 | 79 |
The lack of age correlations also limits the value of data on baldness, but some meaning can nevertheless be extracted. Regardless of age, with an incidence of pronounced baldness of 1 per cent among all adult males and of 4 per cent for a moderate condition, it is a clear indication that Fijians are not prone to loss of head hair.