August 2007



The most suitable person to control Hamas these days * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
The most suitable person to control Hamas these days Khaled Masha'al 14.3% 9.3% 12.1%
Ismael Hanieh 27.6% 42.8% 34.2%
Mahmoud Zahhar 3.5% 1.8% 2.7%
Musa Abu Marzouk .2% .9% .5%
The head of the PLC who is in prison 17.3% 10.5% 14.4%
Other 3.0% 2.4% 2.7%
No one is capable 34.1% 32.2% 33.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 26.249(a) 6 .000
Likelihood Ratio 26.499 6 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 2.442 1 .118
N of Valid Cases 766

a 2 cells (14.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.73.