December 2007



Improving economic conditions * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Improving economic conditions Negative 76.7% 67.3% 70.7% 71.2%
Neutral 12.8% 17.3% 12.8% 14.2%
Positive 10.5% 15.4% 16.5% 14.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.009(a) 4 .556
Likelihood Ratio 3.062 4 .547
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.184 1 .277
N of Valid Cases 323

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 12.25.