According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, about 45.7 percent of respondents answered that unification with North Korea was necessary because South and North Koreans are the same ethnic group. The following second reason for unification was the fact that the threat of war needed to be eliminated.
Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021
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IPUS. (March 15, 2022). Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/
IPUS. "Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/
IPUS. (2022). Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/
IPUS. "Main Reasons for Unification with North Korea among South Koreans in Selected Years from 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/
IPUS, Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Main reasons for unification with North Korea among South Koreans in selected years from 2007 to 2021 [Graph], IPUS, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746787/south-korea-reasons-given-for-unification/