July 2007



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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Has the economy improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took control in Gaza? (ONLY GAZA) Improved 67.5% 66.7% 67.1%
Worsened 5.4% 8.0% 6.6%
Remained the same 27.1% 25.4% 26.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .839(a) 2 .657
Likelihood Ratio .835 2 .659
Linear-by-Linear Association .009 1 .926
N of Valid Cases 304

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 9.08.