February 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over 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 economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 3.1% 1.8% 2.9% 2.7%
Worsened 90.6% 87.3% 93.1% 90.3%
Remained the same 6.3% 10.9% 3.9% 7.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.467(a) 4 .346
Likelihood Ratio 4.453 4 .348
Linear-by-Linear Association .165 1 .685
N of Valid Cases 339

a 3 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.71.