April 2008



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


Poverty l Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 2.1% 2.6% 1.6% 2.0%
Worsened 92.8% 93.5% 91.1% 92.3%
Remained the same 5.2% 3.9% 7.3% 5.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.307(a) 4 .860
Likelihood Ratio 1.318 4 .858
Linear-by-Linear Association .555 1 .456
N of Valid Cases 297

a 4 cells (44.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.56.