What type of assistance would you say that the people in your community need most? * Poverty level before the elections Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level before the elections


Poverty level before the elections Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
What type of assistance would you say that the people in your community need most? Food assistance 5.9% 6.2% 8.9% 7.3%
Financial assistance 67.9% 66.8% 59.2% 63.7%
Employment assistance 19.4% 20.8% 23.4% 21.6%
Medical assistance 1.7% 3.1% 2.8% 2.6%
Education assistance 4.2% 2.2% 4.6% 3.7%
Housing assistance
.6% .2% .3%
Other type of assistance .8% .3% .9% .7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 13.723(a) 12 .319
Likelihood Ratio 14.731 12 .256
Linear-by-Linear Association .809 1 .368
N of Valid Cases 995

a 6 cells (28.6%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .71.