May 2007



Will Hamas allow early elections to take place? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Will Hamas allow early elections to take place? Yes, Hamas will allow it 19.7% 14.7% 18.0%
No, Hamas will block early elections 80.3% 85.3% 82.0%
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 1.916(b) 1 .166

Continuity Correction(a) 1.593 1 .207

Likelihood Ratio 1.970 1 .160

Fisher's Exact Test


.181 .102
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.913 1 .167

N of Valid Cases 510



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 30.67.