September 2007



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


Poverty level. Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 25.4% 18.5% 19.0% 20.8%
Optimistic 42.0% 49.6% 47.1% 46.4%
Pessimistic 23.9% 20.0% 19.6% 21.0%
Very pessimistic 8.7% 11.9% 14.3% 11.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 11.044(a) 6 .087
Likelihood Ratio 11.016 6 .088
Linear-by-Linear Association 3.076 1 .079
N of Valid Cases 891

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 31.41.