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This study explored the factors that affect youths in group homes by analyzing the causes that affect their preparation for independent living to present the basic resources needed to prepare for independent living and contribute to the youths’ actual preparation for independence. To this end, we examined how the organic factors of demographic characteristics and placing conditions affect preparations for independent living. More specifically, we analyzed how demographic characteristics and such as gender and class, and placing conditions such as period of incarceration, family environment, and influence of their leader affected the career and vocational ability, economic management, social skills, daily lives, self-caring ability, and study management of youths in group homes. Through these findings, we analyzed the most influential factors for preparing for independent living for the youths in group homes. 111 surveys from 24 group homes were collected from the subjects of this study, which consisted of current group home residents in Gyeonggi Province, which houses the largest number of group homes in Korea, and youths in between 15 and 24 years who had resided in a group home within the past 6 months. The collected results were statistically processed using frequency analysis, independent sample T-test, and one-way ANOVA(analysis of variance). According to the findings, both demographic characteristics had an impact on the economic management among the various preparation factors for independent living of youths in group homes. Gender affected their self-reliance and self-care, and class affected their management of housing and daily life. Meanwhile, the placing conditions such as period of incarceration, family environment, and influence of a leader did not affect the preparation for independent living of youths in group homes.