November 2007



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


Poverty. Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 9.2% 8.0% 7.4% 8.1%
Optimistic 44.6% 46.8% 42.6% 44.4%
Pessimistic 27.1% 24.3% 29.8% 27.5%
Very pessimistic 19.1% 20.9% 20.2% 20.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 3.181(a) 6 .786
Likelihood Ratio 3.185 6 .785
Linear-by-Linear Association .879 1 .348
N of Valid Cases 906

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 20.22.