Palestinian perceptions towards whether 2009 will be a better year for the Palestinians or n * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Palestinian perceptions towards whether 2009 will be a better year for the Palestinians or n Better than this year 48.0% 35.7% 41.8%
Worse than this year 38.7% 45.8% 42.2%
there would be no change 13.4% 18.6% 16.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 11.217(a) 2 .004
Likelihood Ratio 11.255 2 .004
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.300 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 689

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 54.92.