August 2007



Level of optimism about the future * Poverty all Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all


Poverty all Total
Above the poverty ;level Below the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 10.9% 11.3% 11.0%
Optimistic 50.7% 44.8% 48.3%
Pessimistic 27.6% 30.3% 28.7%
Very Pessimistic 10.9% 13.5% 11.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.913(a) 3 .405
Likelihood Ratio 2.907 3 .406
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.541 1 .214
N of Valid Cases 770

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 34.22.