August 2007



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


Factional Trust Total
Hamas Fateh PFLP Islamic Jihad I trust no faction
Has the economic situation improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip? Worsened 56.5% 89.4% 83.3% 100.0% 86.7% 79.6%
Improved 17.4% 5.6%

5.3% 8.6%
Remained the same 26.1% 4.9% 16.7%
8.0% 11.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 44.551(a) 8 .000
Likelihood Ratio 43.439 8 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 2.812 1 .094
N of Valid Cases 324

a 5 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .52.