According to KBS:
A new survey shows that more than nine percent of North Korean escapees living in South Korea are unemployed and are suffering from serious financial difficulties.
According to a survey of 12-hundred North Korean escapees between the ages of 20 and 60, 42-point-six percent of respondents were economically active, while nine-point-two percent of those who are economically active were unemployed.
Some 37 percent of the respondents cited physical problems as a reason for their lack of a job. More than 24 percent said they chose to remain unemployed in order to raise their children.
The survey was conducted by an organization supporting North Korean escapees.
It would have been helpful if the results were broken down by gender as well as a few other control variables.
Read the full story here:
Survey: 9% of NK Escapees are Unemployed
KBS
12/16/2010
Very questionable statistics. Given the younger age profile defectors tend to have, I am suspicious at the low-rate of those defined as economically active. I suspect that many have opted out of the job market.
Very questionable statistics. Given the younger age profile defectors tend to have, I am suspicious at the low-rate of those defined as economically active. I suspect that many have opted out of the job market.