October 2008



Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 5.2% 4.7% 5.0%
Worsened 88.4% 87.6% 88.1%
Remained the same 6.4% 7.8% 7.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .258(a) 2 .879
Likelihood Ratio .256 2 .880
Linear-by-Linear Association .234 1 .628
N of Valid Cases 302

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.41.