January 2008



Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip Medical treatment 22.6% 18.2% 26.7% 22.5%
Education 26.4% 29.5% 20.0% 25.4%
Trade 1.9% 9.1% 4.4% 4.9%
Visit relatives 3.8% 9.1% 8.9% 7.0%
To emmigrate 13.2% 11.4% 8.9% 11.3%
For safety reasond 7.5% 9.1% 15.6% 10.6%
Employment 24.5% 13.6% 15.6% 18.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 9.238(a) 12 .683
Likelihood Ratio 9.274 12 .679
Linear-by-Linear Association .156 1 .693
N of Valid Cases 142

a 9 cells (42.9%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.17.