February 2008



In general, does the Palestinian mass media cover news credibly? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
In general, does the Palestinian mass media cover news credibly? Yes 51.4% 43.2% 48.4%
No 48.6% 56.8% 51.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.815(b) 1 .016

Continuity Correction(a) 5.491 1 .019

Likelihood Ratio 5.828 1 .016

Fisher's Exact Test


.017 .010
Linear-by-Linear Association 5.809 1 .016

N of Valid Cases 931



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 164.70.