September 2008



Do Hamas have to to accept Israel's conditions for the exchange of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Do Hamas have to to accept Israel's conditions for the exchange of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit? Yes 54.2% 56.1% 54.9%
No 45.8% 43.9% 45.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .267(b) 1 .605

Continuity Correction(a) .198 1 .656

Likelihood Ratio .267 1 .605

Fisher's Exact Test


.617 .328
Linear-by-Linear Association .267 1 .605

N of Valid Cases 847



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 141.62.