Level of optimism * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Level of optimism Optimisitc 50.0% 48.5% 50.2% 49.7%
Pessimistic 50.0% 51.5% 49.8% 50.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .132(a) 2 .936
Likelihood Ratio .132 2 .936
Linear-by-Linear Association .002 1 .967
N of Valid Cases 608

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 80.96.