September 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over 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 economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 5.6% 6.6% 3.6% 5.0%
Worsened 83.3% 85.7% 88.4% 86.2%
Remained the same 11.1% 7.7% 8.0% 8.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.986(a) 4 .738
Likelihood Ratio 1.966 4 .742
Linear-by-Linear Association .021 1 .884
N of Valid Cases 319

a 2 cells (22.2%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.51.