May 2008



Comparison between Hamas prior to the elcetions and Hamas today * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Comparison between Hamas prior to the elcetions and Hamas today Improved 22.1% 15.2% 10.5% 14.3%
Worsened 63.6% 65.8% 70.6% 67.8%
Remained the same 14.3% 19.0% 18.9% 17.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 12.667(a) 4 .013
Likelihood Ratio 12.196 4 .016
Linear-by-Linear Association 8.357 1 .004
N of Valid Cases 692

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 22.03.