March 2008



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


Poverty level Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. Improved 1.0% 1.0% 1.7% 1.3%
Worsened 90.3% 95.0% 95.7% 93.7%
Remained the same 8.7% 4.0% 2.6% 5.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.890(a) 4 .299
Likelihood Ratio 4.672 4 .323
Linear-by-Linear Association 4.141 1 .042
N of Valid Cases 318

a 3 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.26.