July 2007



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


Poverty including extreme cases Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty line Above the poverty level
Has the economy improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took control in Gaza? (ONLY GAZA) Improved 67.8% 67.1% 66.7% 67.1%
Worsened 2.3% 8.9% 8.0% 6.6%
Remained the same 29.9% 24.1% 25.4% 26.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.088(a) 4 .394
Likelihood Ratio 4.806 4 .308
Linear-by-Linear Association .061 1 .804
N of Valid Cases 304

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 5.20.