March 2008



Perceptions about the source of funding for Hamas * Place of residence Crosstabulation
% within Place of residence


Place of residence Total
City Village Refugee Camp
Perceptions about the source of funding for Hamas Taxes 8.9% 10.7% 10.0% 9.4%
support from Iran 28.4% 21.4% 23.8% 26.4%
support from other countries 27.2% 42.9% 33.8% 30.7%
support of citizens in the Gaza Strip (contributions ( 5.9%
10.0% 6.5%
Revenue and fines and licences 4.1% 3.6% 7.5% 5.1%
Smuggling 13.6% 10.7% 7.5% 11.6%
others 11.8% 10.7% 7.5% 10.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 10.636(a) 12 .560
Likelihood Ratio 12.228 12 .428
Linear-by-Linear Association .851 1 .356
N of Valid Cases 277

a 6 cells (28.6%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.42.