December 2007



Purpose of the pledges to the Palestinians * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Purpose of the pledges to the Palestinians To help build a Palestinian state 66.7% 52.2% 49.2% 53.1%
To weaken Hamas 33.3% 47.8% 50.8% 46.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 13.118(a) 2 .001
Likelihood Ratio 13.369 2 .001
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.988 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 815

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 66.09.