October 2008



Optimistic about future * Gender Crosstabulation
% within Gender


Gender Total
Male Female
Optimistic about future Very optimistic 7.3% 6.5% 6.9%
Optimistic 52.5% 61.2% 57.2%
Pessimistic 27.5% 22.7% 24.9%
Very pessimistic 12.6% 9.6% 11.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 6.810(a) 3 .078
Likelihood Ratio 6.810 3 .078
Linear-by-Linear Association 3.666 1 .056
N of Valid Cases 855

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 27.33.