September 2007



Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. * Are you currently employed or not? Crosstabulation
% within Are you currently employed or not?


Are you currently employed or not? Total
I am employed full-time I am employed part-time I am not employed I am a homemaker I am a student I am retired
Feeling of security since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. I feel more secure 48.2% 35.5% 38.1% 41.2% 39.1% 30.0% 41.5%
I feel less secure 38.6% 48.4% 42.9% 36.0% 39.1% 30.0% 39.3%
My feeling of security remained the same 13.2% 16.1% 19.0% 22.8% 21.9% 40.0% 19.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 9.236(a) 10 .510
Likelihood Ratio 8.887 10 .543
Linear-by-Linear Association 4.524 1 .033
N of Valid Cases 417

a 3 cells (16.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.92.