August 2007



The most suitable person to control Hamas these days * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extreme poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
The most suitable person to control Hamas these days Khaled Masha'al 11.2% 12.6% 13.7% 12.7%
Ismael Hanieh 38.0% 35.9% 29.9% 34.0%
Mahmoud Zahhar 2.7% 2.6% 3.1% 2.8%
Musa Abu Marzouk .5% .4% .7% .6%
The head of the PLC who is in prison 15.0% 11.7% 16.5% 14.5%
Other 2.1% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4%
No one is capable 30.5% 34.2% 33.7% 33.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 6.091(a) 12 .911
Likelihood Ratio 6.190 12 .906
Linear-by-Linear Association .802 1 .370
N of Valid Cases 709

a 4 cells (19.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.06.