August 2007



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


Poverty level Total
Extreme poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Has the economic situation improved, worsened or remained the same since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip? Worsened 83.8% 75.9% 77.7% 79.3%
Improved 6.0% 9.3% 9.6% 8.2%
Remained the same 10.3% 14.8% 12.8% 12.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.488(a) 4 .647
Likelihood Ratio 2.543 4 .637
Linear-by-Linear Association .937 1 .333
N of Valid Cases 319

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 7.66.