May 2007



Will Hamas allow early elections to take place? * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Will Hamas allow early elections to take place? Yes, Hamas will allow it 18.8% 19.0% 15.9% 17.7%
No, Hamas will block early elections 81.3% 81.0% 84.1% 82.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .711(a) 2 .701
Likelihood Ratio .718 2 .698
Linear-by-Linear Association .513 1 .474
N of Valid Cases 475

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 25.11.