August 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 6.9% 7.2% 10.3% 7.8%
Worsened 86.1% 81.4% 79.5% 83.1%
Remained the same 6.9% 11.3% 10.3% 9.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.475(a) 4 .649
Likelihood Ratio 2.451 4 .653
Linear-by-Linear Association .019 1 .889
N of Valid Cases 319

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.11.