August 2007



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


Gender Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 12.7% 9.4% 11.0%
Optimistic 40.7% 56.2% 48.5%
Pessimistic 30.1% 27.1% 28.6%
Very Pessimistic 16.5% 7.3% 11.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 28.344(a) 3 .000
Likelihood Ratio 28.773 3 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.003 1 .002
N of Valid Cases 843

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 46.11.