August 2007



Level of optimism about the future * Employment Status Crosstabulation
% within Employment Status


Employment Status Total
Employed full-time Employed part-time Not employed Homemaker Student Retired
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 13.1% 10.0% 11.9% 7.9% 11.7% 21.4% 11.2%
Optimistic 43.3% 42.5% 42.9% 59.8% 46.2% 28.6% 48.3%
Pessimistic 29.9% 35.0% 28.6% 24.1% 31.0% 35.7% 28.6%
Very Pessimistic 13.8% 12.5% 16.7% 8.3% 11.0% 14.3% 11.9%
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 23.172(a) 15 .081
Likelihood Ratio 23.072 15 .083
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.097 1 .295
N of Valid Cases 822

a 5 cells (20.8%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.57.