Mindful of the fact that 50% of the respondents defected from North Korea after 2006, the present survey appears to reflect a very recent view of human rights in North Korea. A review of the respective years in which the respondents last defected from North Korea reveals that those who last defected from North Korea in the 1990s amounts to only 13.3%, while those who last defected from North Korea between 2006-2009 amounted to 50.2%. Further review of such details shows that those who last defected were 53 (16.5%) in 2008 and 63 (19.6%) in 2009, adequately reflecting the current situation in North Korea. Table 1-7 Respondents by Province Province No. of Respondent Percentage (5) Kangwondo 10 3.1 Yanggangdo 31 9.6 Chgangdo 1 0.3 South Pyongan 6 1.9 North Pyongan 4 1.2 Pyongyang 5 1.6 South Hamkyong 28 8.7 North Hamkyong 228 70.8 South Hwanghae 3 0.9 North Hwanghae 6 1.9 Total 322 100.0 An analysis of the respondents by location of residence in North Korea shows that 228 (70.8%) were from North Hamkyong Province, the highest of all, followed by Yanggang Province with 9.6% and South 32