March 2008



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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip Hamas dismissed public employees in favor ot its supporters 52.8% 73.8% 61.8%
Hamas kept the situation as is 15.4% 7.6% 12.1%
Hamas has shifted some employees for public interest 31.8% 18.6% 26.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 15.630(a) 2 .000
Likelihood Ratio 15.990 2 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 12.844 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 340

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 17.49.