June 2008



Optimistic about future * Gender Crosstabulation
% within Gender


Gender Total
Male Female
Optimistic about future Very optimistic 8.7% 7.7% 8.2%
Optimistic 41.6% 59.5% 50.7%
Pessimistic 36.9% 25.8% 31.3%
Very pessimistic 12.9% 7.0% 9.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 28.452(a) 3 .000
Likelihood Ratio 28.661 3 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 16.192 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 819

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 33.05.