July 2007



Has the economy improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took control in Gaza? (ONLY GAZA) * Factional Trust Crosstabulation
% within Factional Trust


Factional Trust Total
Hamas Fateh PFLP Islamic Jihad Others I trust no faction
Has the economy improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took control in Gaza? (ONLY GAZA) Improved 23.8% 92.1% 87.5% 90.9% 16.7% 67.0% 67.8%
Worsened 13.1% 2.0%


6.3% 5.6%
Remained the same 63.1% 5.9% 12.5% 9.1% 83.3% 26.8% 26.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 130.049(a) 10 .000
Likelihood Ratio 135.354 10 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association .003 1 .955
N of Valid Cases 373

a 8 cells (44.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .34.