August 2007



Has the economic situation improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip? * Place of residence Crosstabulation
% within Place of residence


Place of residence Total
City Village Refugee Camp
Has the economic situation improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip? Worsened 77.1% 78.3% 81.3% 78.5%
Improved 8.3% 4.3% 10.7% 8.8%
Remained the same 14.6% 17.4% 8.0% 12.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.135(a) 4 .388
Likelihood Ratio 4.436 4 .350
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.669 1 .196
N of Valid Cases 340

a 2 cells (22.2%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.03.