Level of optimism * Gender. Crosstabulation
% within Gender.


Gender. Total
Male Female
Level of optimism Optimisitc 47.7% 54.6% 51.3%
Pessimistic 52.3% 45.4% 48.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.642(b) 1 .056

Continuity Correction(a) 3.369 1 .066

Likelihood Ratio 3.645 1 .056

Fisher's Exact Test


.058 .033
Linear-by-Linear Association 3.637 1 .056

N of Valid Cases 753



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 176.92.