January 2008



Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip Medical treatment 20.8% 26.7% 22.7%
Education 28.1% 20.0% 25.5%
Trade 4.2% 4.4% 4.3%
Visit relatives 5.2% 8.9% 6.4%
To emmigrate 12.5% 8.9% 11.3%
For safety reasond 9.4% 15.6% 11.3%
Employment 19.8% 15.6% 18.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.589(a) 6 .732
Likelihood Ratio 3.550 6 .737
Linear-by-Linear Association .018 1 .895
N of Valid Cases 141

a 3 cells (21.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.91.