September 2008



The mandate of President Mahmoud Abbas will end in 9/1/2009, Do you support the president to continue in office after that date? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
The mandate of President Mahmoud Abbas will end in 9/1/2009, Do you support the president to continue in office after that date? Yes 64.4% 59.8% 62.7%
No 35.6% 40.2% 37.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.817(b) 1 .178

Continuity Correction(a) 1.625 1 .202

Likelihood Ratio 1.811 1 .178

Fisher's Exact Test


.187 .101
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.815 1 .178

N of Valid Cases 853



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 117.81.