August 2007



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


Gender Total
Male Female
Has the economic situation improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip? Worsened 81.7% 73.5% 78.0%
Improved 5.9% 13.5% 9.4%
Remained the same 12.4% 12.9% 12.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.994(a) 2 .050
Likelihood Ratio 6.013 2 .049
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.336 1 .248
N of Valid Cases 341

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 14.55.