Opinion about the decision by the Ministry of Interior to establish a new security force. * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Opinion about the decision by the Ministry of Interior to establish a new security force. To help the security situation 65.9% 59.4% 63.4%
To compete with already existing security forces 34.1% 40.6% 36.6%
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 3.548(b) 1 .060

Continuity Correction(a) 3.273 1 .070

Likelihood Ratio 3.532 1 .060

Fisher's Exact Test


.063 .035
Linear-by-Linear Association 3.543 1 .060

N of Valid Cases 820



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 116.34.