September 2007



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


Gender. Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 19.4% 20.9% 20.2%
Optimistic 42.1% 52.6% 47.4%
Pessimistic 23.1% 18.4% 20.7%
Very pessimistic 15.4% 8.1% 11.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 18.623(a) 3 .000
Likelihood Ratio 18.784 3 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 12.270 1 .000
N of Valid Cases 922

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 53.18.