March 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Place of residence Crosstabulation
% within Place of residence


Place of residence Total
City Village Refugee Camp
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved .8%
2.0% 1.1%
Worsened 94.2% 90.9% 92.1% 93.3%
Remained the same 5.0% 9.1% 5.9% 5.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.208(a) 4 .698
Likelihood Ratio 2.305 4 .680
Linear-by-Linear Association .005 1 .941
N of Valid Cases 374

a 4 cells (44.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .35.