Change in economic condition of the household * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Change in economic condition of the household Improved 14.2% 19.3% 25.9% 19.8%
Remained the same 18.6% 22.5% 22.8% 21.3%
Worsened 67.3% 58.3% 51.3% 58.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 14.007(a) 4 .007
Likelihood Ratio 14.042 4 .007
Linear-by-Linear Association 13.673 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 672

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 43.15.