May 2007



Main issue that makes you feel depressed * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Main issue that makes you feel depressed The economic hardship of my household 13.6% 12.6% 9.3% 11.7%
The absence of security for me and my family 22.7% 23.0% 24.5% 23.5%
The internal power struggle 47.7% 50.9% 52.0% 50.4%
Hamas in power 4.5% 1.4% 2.2% 2.7%
Fateh in opposition 2.3% 2.7% .7% 1.8%
The Israeli occupation in general 3.2% 1.4% 1.5% 2.0%
Family problems 3.2% 3.6% 3.3% 3.4%
im not depressed 2.7% 4.5% 6.3% 4.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.132(a) 14 .305
Likelihood Ratio 16.349 14 .293
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.049 1 .306
N of Valid Cases 711

a 5 cells (20.8%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.02.