May 2007



Employment Type * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Employment Type Government employee 33.8% 43.9% 38.0%
Employed by an international agency 1.0% 6.8% 3.4%
Employed by a local NGO 1.0% .7% .8%
Employed by the private sector 31.9% 20.9% 27.4%
Self-employed 24.8% 23.0% 24.0%
Others 7.6% 4.7% 6.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.193(a) 5 .006
Likelihood Ratio 16.587 5 .005
Linear-by-Linear Association 6.277 1 .012
N of Valid Cases 358

a 3 cells (25.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.24.