February 2008



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


Governorate Total
Jenin Toubas Nablus Salfeet Qalqiliya Tulkarem Ramallah Jerusalem Jericho Bethlehem Hebron North Gaza Gaza Rafah Deir Al Baleh Khan Younis
Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. feel more secure 13.6% 50.0% 11.0%

9.3% 8.2% 7.5%
11.9% 9.2% 34.8% 39.4% 30.4% 24.2% 25.8% 17.7%
feel less secure 64.4% 50.0% 33.0% 33.3% 26.7% 58.1% 40.8% 34.3% 66.7% 28.8% 43.5% 48.5% 42.6% 51.8% 54.8% 51.5% 44.5%
My feeling of security remained the same 22.0%
56.0% 66.7% 73.3% 32.6% 51.0% 58.2% 33.3% 59.3% 47.3% 16.7% 18.1% 17.9% 21.0% 22.7% 37.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 174.928(a) 30 .000
Likelihood Ratio 181.145 30 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 48.627 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 905

a 5 cells (10.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .35.