December 2007



System of government preferred by the Palestinians * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
System of government preferred by the Palestinians A European model 27.1% 32.3% 32.5% 31.5%
An Arab model 21.7% 23.6% 23.1% 23.0%
The US model 5.4% 2.6% 4.9% 4.3%
A non-Arab Islamic model 34.9% 34.5% 31.7% 33.1%
A communist model 3.1% 1.3% 4.4% 3.2%
Japan 2.3% 1.7% .3% 1.1%
An Asian model .8% .4% .8% .7%
A Latin American model
.4% .3% .3%
Other countries 4.7% 3.1% 2.1% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.499(a) 16 .419
Likelihood Ratio 17.928 16 .328
Linear-by-Linear Association 2.984 1 .084
N of Valid Cases 743

a 11 cells (40.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .35.