September 2007



Level of optimism about the future. * Are you currently employed or not? Crosstabulation
% within Are you currently employed or not?


Are you currently employed or not? Total
I am employed full-time I am employed part-time I am not employed I am a homemaker I am a student I am retired
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 16.7% 22.9% 26.4% 23.5% 19.3% 8.3% 20.6%
Optimistic 45.2% 40.0% 33.6% 53.1% 57.1% 45.8% 47.1%
Pessimistic 22.1% 21.4% 25.6% 17.0% 16.8% 33.3% 20.6%
Very pessimistic 16.0% 15.7% 14.4% 6.5% 6.7% 12.5% 11.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 40.094(a) 15 .000
Likelihood Ratio 41.622 15 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 12.005 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 927

a 3 cells (12.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.80.