March 2008



Perceptions about the source of funding for Hamas * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Perceptions about the source of funding for Hamas Taxes 7.8% 12.5% 9.7%
support from Iran 18.4% 35.4% 25.3%
support from other countries 33.3% 30.2% 32.1%
support of citizens in the Gaza Strip (contributions ( 7.8% 3.1% 5.9%
Revenue and fines and licences 8.5% 2.1% 5.9%
Smuggling 12.1% 10.4% 11.4%
others 12.1% 6.3% 9.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.203(a) 6 .013
Likelihood Ratio 16.924 6 .010
Linear-by-Linear Association 8.938 1 .003
N of Valid Cases 237

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 5.67.