May 2007



Poverty all * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Poverty all Below the poverty line 57.4% 70.0% 62.3%
Above the poverty line 42.6% 30.0% 37.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 11.556(b) 1 .001

Continuity Correction(a) 11.025 1 .001

Likelihood Ratio 11.717 1 .001

Fisher's Exact Test


.001 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 11.540 1 .001

N of Valid Cases 714



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 105.49.