July 2007



The availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the GS became... (ONLY GAZA). * Poverty including extreme cases Crosstabulation
% within Poverty including extreme cases


Poverty including extreme cases Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty line Above the poverty level
The availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the GS became... (ONLY GAZA). Became more difficult 69.0% 60.8% 47.4% 57.0%
Became kess difficult 1.2% 7.6% 6.6% 5.3%
Same 29.8% 31.6% 46.0% 37.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 13.053(a) 4 .011
Likelihood Ratio 14.174 4 .007
Linear-by-Linear Association 8.811 1 .003
N of Valid Cases 300

a 2 cells (22.2%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.21.