February 2008



Feeling of security 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
Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. feel more secure 20.6% 18.3% 13.6% 16.9%
feel less secure 45.2% 45.9% 44.0% 44.9%
My feeling of security remained the same 34.2% 35.8% 42.4% 38.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 7.664(a) 4 .105
Likelihood Ratio 7.696 4 .103
Linear-by-Linear Association 6.973 1 .008
N of Valid Cases 868

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 38.61.