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


Poverty all Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future Very optimistic 11.0% 9.5% 10.6%
Optimistic 61.5% 59.5% 60.9%
Pessimistic 18.7% 20.0% 19.1%
Very pessimistic 8.7% 10.9% 9.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.370(a) 3 .713
Likelihood Ratio 1.353 3 .717
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.339 1 .247
N of Valid Cases 727

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 20.58.