December 2007



Improving economic conditions * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Improving economic conditions Negative 36.3% 30.1% 33.1%
Neutral 18.4% 17.3% 17.8%
Positive 45.3% 52.6% 49.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.471(a) 2 .107
Likelihood Ratio 4.475 2 .107
Linear-by-Linear Association 4.413 1 .036
N of Valid Cases 774

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 66.86.