March 2008



Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip * Age category Crosstabulation
% within Age category


Age category Total
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip Hamas dismissed public employees in favor ot its supporters 61.1% 55.4% 60.0% 69.5% 56.1% 60.9%
Hamas kept the situation as is 14.4% 16.9% 11.1% 9.8% 14.6% 13.2%
Hamas has shifted some employees for public interest 24.4% 27.7% 28.9% 20.7% 29.3% 25.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.138(a) 8 .743
Likelihood Ratio 5.172 8 .739
Linear-by-Linear Association .117 1 .732
N of Valid Cases 386

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 5.42.