March 2007



Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of the state of Israel? * Region of residence. Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence.


Region of residence. Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of the state of Israel? Hamas should maintain its positionl 38.0% 48.8% 42.5%
Hamas should change its position 62.0% 51.2% 57.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 7.854(b) 1 .005

Continuity Correction(a) 7.419 1 .006

Likelihood Ratio 7.843 1 .005

Fisher's Exact Test


.006 .003
Linear-by-Linear Association 7.842 1 .005

N of Valid Cases 678



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 120.21.