July 2007



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


Gender Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 11.8% 10.8% 11.3%
Optimistic 38.1% 53.8% 46.4%
Pessimistic 32.7% 25.5% 28.9%
Very Pessimistic 17.4% 10.0% 13.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 26.023(a) 3 .000
Likelihood Ratio 26.168 3 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 13.715 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 922

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 48.62.