What type of authority exists in your area? Is it… * 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 authority exists in your area? Is it… A municipal council 71.4% 69.7% 80.0% 74.6%
A village council 25.0% 24.2% 17.0% 21.2%
None, but there is a mukhtar (chieftain) 1.6% 2.0% .9% 1.4%
Nothing what so ever 2.0% 4.1% 2.1% 2.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 15.847(a) 6 .015
Likelihood Ratio 15.823 6 .015
Linear-by-Linear Association 5.200 1 .023
N of Valid Cases 1061

a 2 cells (16.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 3.56.