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.
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