October 2008



Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Factional trust Crosstabulation
% within Factional trust


Factional trust Total
Fateh Hamas Others I trust no faction
Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. I feel more secure 9.6% 86.4% 33.3% 43.5% 37.4%
I feel less secure 77.0% 4.5% 22.2% 35.9% 47.0%
My feeling of securiy remained the same 13.3% 9.1% 44.4% 20.7% 15.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 134.426(a) 6 .000
Likelihood Ratio 146.321 6 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association .049 1 .825
N of Valid Cases 302

a 3 cells (25.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.40.