Hamkyong Province with 8.7%. The analysis shows extremely low figures for such other areas as Kangwon Province, Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang City. The analysis shows that defectors are most commonly from areas along the China/North Korea border. Table 1-8 Respondents by Ages Ages of Respondents No. of Respondent Percentage (5) High-Teens (18-19) 4 1.3 20s 82 27.2 30s 120 39.2 40s 71 23.5 50s 16 5.3 60s 6 2.0 70s 3 1.0 Sub-total 302 100.0 No Response 20 Total 322 100.0 The breakdown by age shows that the age groups between 20-40 represent the largest with 90%, showing a considerably low rate for teenagers and below as well those over age 50. The reason for the high rates of respondents in the economically productive group is that those under 20 were mostly excluded from the survey. 33