February 2008



Evolution in the availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. More difficult 92.9% 82.6% 90.2% 88.7%
Less difficult 4.8% 11.0% 6.9% 7.4%
Remained the same 2.4% 6.4% 2.9% 3.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 6.661(a) 4 .155
Likelihood Ratio 6.418 4 .170
Linear-by-Linear Association .460 1 .498
N of Valid Cases 337

a 3 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 3.93.