December 2007



Level of optimism about the future * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 6.0% 10.1% 11.1% 9.9%
Optimistic 61.7% 60.1% 52.8% 56.7%
Pessimistic 22.1% 22.7% 26.0% 24.3%
Very Pessimistic 10.1% 7.2% 10.1% 9.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 8.148(a) 6 .227
Likelihood Ratio 8.562 6 .200
Linear-by-Linear Association .109 1 .742
N of Valid Cases 861

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 13.67.