February 2008



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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 2.5% 2.9% 2.7%
Worsened 89.0% 93.1% 90.3%
Remained the same 8.4% 3.9% 7.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.234(a) 2 .327
Likelihood Ratio 2.476 2 .290
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.809 1 .179
N of Valid Cases 339

a 1 cells (16.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.71.