July 2008



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


Governorate Total
Hebron North Gaza Gaza Rafah Deir Al Baleh Khan Younis
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved

6.5% 3.3% 4.3% 3.8% 4.0%
Worsened 100.0% 94.5% 87.8% 91.7% 88.6% 93.6% 90.9%
Remained the same
5.5% 5.7% 5.0% 7.1% 2.6% 5.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 7.065(a) 10 .719
Likelihood Ratio 9.889 10 .450
Linear-by-Linear Association .565 1 .452
N of Valid Cases 405

a 12 cells (66.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .04.