March 2008



Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip Hamas dismissed public employees in favor ot its supporters 51.5% 54.1% 73.8% 61.8%
Hamas kept the situation as is 17.5% 13.3% 7.6% 12.1%
Hamas has shifted some employees for public interest 30.9% 32.7% 18.6% 26.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.470(a) 4 .002
Likelihood Ratio 16.672 4 .002
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.372 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 340

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 11.70.