May 2007



Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of Israel? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of Israel? Hamas should not change its position regarding Israel 40.8% 41.3% 41.0%
Hamas should change its position regarding Israel 59.2% 58.7% 59.0%
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 .014(b) 1 .906

Continuity Correction(a) .002 1 .967

Likelihood Ratio .014 1 .906

Fisher's Exact Test


.939 .483
Linear-by-Linear Association .014 1 .906

N of Valid Cases 727



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 117.23.