January 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 7.2% 10.5% 8.2%
Worsened 87.6% 83.3% 86.3%
Remained the same 5.2% 6.1% 5.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.342(a) 2 .511
Likelihood Ratio 1.297 2 .523
Linear-by-Linear Association .325 1 .568
N of Valid Cases 364

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.26.