42
1998
20
8.1
1999
16
6.5
2000
13
5.2
2001
15
6.0
2002
11
4.4
2003
18
7.3
2004
26
10.5
2005
23
9.3
2006
18
7.3
2007
15
6.0
2008
32
12.9
2009
23
9.3
Sum
247
99.6
No answer
1
0.4
Total
248
100.0
The distribution regarding time of flight shows a quite balanced distribution from the
mid-1990s, a period of extreme economic difficulties, until today; this provides an
indicator for understanding, in the middle and long term, the changing human rights
situation of women in North Korea.
<Table 3-9> Distribution of survey respondents by length of sojourn in China and other third countries
Total length of sojourn
Number of persons
Percentage (%)
Less than 1 year
51
20.6
1 year
18
7.3
2 years
16
6.5
3 years
17
6.9
4 years
22
8.9
5 years
22
8.9
6 years
16
6.5
7 years
8
3.2
8 years
18
7.3
9 years
18
7.3
10 years
20
8.1
11 years
9
3.6
12 years
7
2.8