September 2007



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 4.8% 7.9% 10.9% 7.6%
Worsened 88.5% 81.6% 76.6% 82.8%
Remained the same 6.7% 10.5% 12.5% 9.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 7.498(a) 4 .112
Likelihood Ratio 7.597 4 .107
Linear-by-Linear Association .001 1 .969
N of Valid Cases 407

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 8.68.