May 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 1.3% 1.1% 1.2%
Worsened 96.3% 95.5% 96.0%
Remained the same 2.5% 3.4% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .165(a) 2 .921
Likelihood Ratio .161 2 .922
Linear-by-Linear Association .142 1 .706
N of Valid Cases 249

a 4 cells (66.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.07.