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


Poverty Total
Extremely poor 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 46.7% 48.7% 35.7% 41.8%
Worse than this year 43.3% 35.0% 45.8% 42.2%
there would be no change 10.0% 16.2% 18.6% 16.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 14.518(a) 4 .006
Likelihood Ratio 15.118 4 .004
Linear-by-Linear Association 9.445 1 .002
N of Valid Cases 692

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 24.06.