November 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 1.0% 4.0% 2.7% 2.4%
Worsened 95.2% 92.0% 94.6% 94.2%
Remained the same 3.8% 4.0% 2.7% 3.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.093(a) 4 .719
Likelihood Ratio 2.244 4 .691
Linear-by-Linear Association .742 1 .389
N of Valid Cases 291

a 6 cells (66.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.80.