January 2008



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


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 8.0% 6.3% 10.5% 8.2%
Worsened 89.1% 85.7% 83.3% 86.3%
Remained the same 2.9% 8.0% 6.1% 5.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.618(a) 4 .329
Likelihood Ratio 4.795 4 .309
Linear-by-Linear Association .052 1 .819
N of Valid Cases 364

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.15.