June 2008



Optimistic about future * Poverty Crosstabulation
% within Poverty


Poverty Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Optimistic about future Very optimistic 10.1% 7.0% 8.5% 8.4%
Optimistic 48.1% 56.6% 46.3% 49.9%
Pessimistic 33.5% 26.9% 34.4% 31.9%
Very pessimistic 8.2% 9.5% 10.8% 9.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 8.010(a) 6 .237
Likelihood Ratio 8.038 6 .235
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.626 1 .202
N of Valid Cases 778

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 13.20.