December 2007



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


Gender Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 8.6% 11.2% 9.9%
Optimistic 56.5% 55.8% 56.2%
Pessimistic 24.4% 25.1% 24.7%
Very Pessimistic 10.6% 7.8% 9.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.425(a) 3 .331
Likelihood Ratio 3.437 3 .329
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.979 1 .159
N of Valid Cases 910

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 41.17.