April 2008



Evolution in the availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. * Poverty l Crosstabulation
% within Poverty l


Poverty l Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. More difficult 91.6% 88.3% 92.0% 90.9%
Less difficult 3.2% 6.5% 3.2% 4.0%
Remained the same 5.3% 5.2% 4.8% 5.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.654(a) 4 .799
Likelihood Ratio 1.506 4 .826
Linear-by-Linear Association .032 1 .858
N of Valid Cases 297

a 4 cells (44.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 3.11.