Feeling of optimism towards 2009 * Gender Crosstabulation
% within Gender


Gender Total
Male Female
Feeling of optimism towards 2009 Very Optimistiv 5.1% 3.7% 4.4%
Optimistic 44.2% 53.1% 48.8%
Pessimistic 31.3% 33.2% 32.3%
Very Pessimistic 19.4% 10.0% 14.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.001(a) 3 .001
Likelihood Ratio 16.125 3 .001
Linear-by-Linear Association 7.495 1 .006
N of Valid Cases 772

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 16.34.