June 2008



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


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 1.3% 2.6% 4.5% 3.0%
Worsened 94.9% 89.5% 88.2% 90.5%
Remained the same 3.8% 7.9% 7.3% 6.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.082(a) 4 .544
Likelihood Ratio 3.307 4 .508
Linear-by-Linear Association .000 1 .983
N of Valid Cases 264

a 4 cells (44.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.30.