September 2008



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


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Evolution in the availability of commodities since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. More difficult 81.1% 81.5% 78.4% 80.1%
Less difficult 11.1% 9.8% 7.9% 9.3%
Remained the same 7.8% 8.7% 13.7% 10.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.936(a) 4 .569
Likelihood Ratio 2.919 4 .571
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.070 1 .301
N of Valid Cases 321

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 8.41.