| North (n = 62) | South (n = 65) | Statistical test | ||||
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t | X 2 | Fisher’s exact test | |||||
Age (years), M (SD) | 19.82 (range: 15–25) | 2.81 | 18.97 (range: 18–21) | .53 | 2.35* | – | – |
Sex, n (%) | |||||||
 Male | 17 | 27.4 | 32 | 49.2 | – | 6.37* | – |
 Female | 45 | 72.6 | 33 | 50.8 |  |  |  |
Education, n (%) | |||||||
 Middle school | 8 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 164.39*** |
 High school | 54 | 87.1 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
 High school graduates | 0 | 0 | 65 | 100 |  |  |  |
Parents alive, n (%) | |||||||
 Both | 31 | 51.7 | 64 | 98.5 | – | – | 41.38*** |
 One parent only | 27 | 45 | 1 | 1.5 |  |  |  |
 Both are not alive | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Household members, n (%) | |||||||
 Both parents | 11 | 18.6 | 54 | 83.1 | – | – | – |
 One parent | 28 | 47.5 | 8 | 12.3 |  |  |  |
 Relative/friend/NGO | 12 | 20.3 | 3 | 4.6 |  |  |  |
 No one | 10 | 16.9 | 1 | 1.5 |  |  |  |
Economic support, n (%) | |||||||
 Both parents | 6 | 10 | 56 | 87.5 | – | – | – |
 One parent | 25 | 41.7 | 7 | 10.9 |  |  |  |
 Relatives/government/NGO | 19 | 31.7 | 2 | 3.1 |  |  |  |
 Earn my own money | 18 | 27.7 | 1 | 1.6 |  |  |  |
 Years since arrival in South Korea, M (SD) | 2.9 (range: 0–9) | 2.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Duration of flight, n (%) | |||||||
 1–4 weeks | 11 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
 2–12 months | 31 | 50.8 | – | – |  |  |  |
 1–3 years | 9 | 14.8 | – | – |  |  |  |
 more than 3 years | 10 | 16.4 | – | – |  |  |  |
Experienced forced repatriation to North Korea, n (%) | |||||||
 Yes | 6 | 10.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
 No | 53 | 89.8 | – | – |  |  |  |