September 2008



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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 5.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Worsened 85.6% 88.4% 86.8%
Remained the same 8.9% 8.0% 8.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .769(a) 2 .681
Likelihood Ratio .785 2 .675
Linear-by-Linear Association .061 1 .804
N of Valid Cases 318

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.51.