September 2007



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


Poverty all. Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 21.9% 19.0% 20.8%
Optimistic 45.9% 47.1% 46.4%
Pessimistic 21.9% 19.6% 21.0%
Very pessimistic 10.3% 14.3% 11.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.306(a) 3 .230
Likelihood Ratio 4.270 3 .234
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.862 1 .172
N of Valid Cases 891

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 42.47.