January 2008



Perceptions about Hamas's position towards the elimination of Israel * Place of residence Crosstabulation
% within Place of residence


Place of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Perceptions about Hamas's position towards the elimination of Israel Hamas should maintain its poistion 36.2% 43.6% 39.0%
Hamas should change its position 63.8% 56.4% 61.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.144(b) 1 .023

Continuity Correction(a) 4.837 1 .028

Likelihood Ratio 5.122 1 .024

Fisher's Exact Test


.028 .014
Linear-by-Linear Association 5.139 1 .023

N of Valid Cases 947



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 139.50.