October 2008



Would you prefer to live in a secular state or in a country ruled by religion? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Would you prefer to live in a secular state or in a country ruled by religion? A secular state 24.0% 20.1% 22.6%
A religious state 76.0% 79.9% 77.4%
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 1.649(b) 1 .199

Continuity Correction(a) 1.434 1 .231

Likelihood Ratio 1.668 1 .196

Fisher's Exact Test


.225 .115
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.647 1 .199

N of Valid Cases 815



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 68.41.