January 2008



Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip * Place of residence Crosstabulation
% within Place of residence


Place of residence Total
City Village Refugee Camp
Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip Medical treatment 17.0% 26.7% 32.5% 22.4%
Education 31.8% 6.7% 17.5% 25.2%
Trade 4.5%
7.5% 4.9%
Visit relatives 4.5% 13.3% 7.5% 6.3%
To emmigrate 11.4% 13.3% 12.5% 11.9%
For safety reasond 10.2% 20.0% 10.0% 11.2%
Employment 20.5% 20.0% 12.5% 18.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 12.815(a) 12 .383
Likelihood Ratio 13.818 12 .313
Linear-by-Linear Association .767 1 .381
N of Valid Cases 143

a 12 cells (57.1%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .73.