November 2007



Level of optimism about the future. * Gender. Crosstabulation
% within Gender.


Gender. Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 7.2% 9.3% 8.3%
Optimistic 41.9% 46.9% 44.5%
Pessimistic 29.2% 26.2% 27.7%
Very pessimistic 21.6% 17.7% 19.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.271(a) 3 .153
Likelihood Ratio 5.278 3 .153
Linear-by-Linear Association 5.063 1 .024
N of Valid Cases 969

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 38.97.