August 2008



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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 7.1% 10.3% 7.8%
Worsened 84.2% 79.5% 83.1%
Remained the same 8.7% 10.3% 9.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.085(a) 2 .581
Likelihood Ratio 1.037 2 .595
Linear-by-Linear Association .096 1 .757
N of Valid Cases 319

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.11.