January 2008



Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip * Refugee Status Crosstabulation
% within Refugee Status


Refugee Status Total
Refugee Non-refugee
Reason for wanting to leave the Gaza Strip Medical treatment 31.6% 4.4% 23.1%
Education 23.5% 28.9% 25.2%
Trade 5.1% 2.2% 4.2%
Visit relatives 6.1% 6.7% 6.3%
To emmigrate 11.2% 13.3% 11.9%
For safety reasond 8.2% 17.8% 11.2%
Employment 14.3% 26.7% 18.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.125(a) 6 .013
Likelihood Ratio 18.930 6 .004
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.262 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 143

a 3 cells (21.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.89.