March 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 1.0% 1.7% 1.3%
Worsened 92.6% 95.7% 93.7%
Remained the same 6.4% 2.6% 5.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.506(a) 2 .286
Likelihood Ratio 2.721 2 .257
Linear-by-Linear Association 2.464 1 .116
N of Valid Cases 318

a 2 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.45.