December 2007



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


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 2.3% 9.8% 8.0% 7.0%
Worsened 89.8% 83.3% 81.8% 84.4%
Remained the same 8.0% 6.9% 10.2% 8.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.392(a) 4 .249
Likelihood Ratio 6.280 4 .179
Linear-by-Linear Association .222 1 .637
N of Valid Cases 327

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.19.