March 2008



Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip * Factional trust Crosstabulation
% within Factional trust


Factional trust Total
Fateh Hamas Others I trust no faction
Views about how Hamas dealt with employment in the public sector in the Gaza Strip Hamas dismissed public employees in favor ot its supporters 83.9% 18.3% 57.9% 58.9% 61.5%
Hamas kept the situation as is 5.8% 15.5% 10.5% 19.4% 12.6%
Hamas has shifted some employees for public interest 10.3% 66.2% 31.6% 21.7% 25.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 105.346(a) 6 .000
Likelihood Ratio 103.971 6 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association .025 1 .874
N of Valid Cases 374

a 2 cells (16.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.39.