September 2007



Level of optimism about the future. * Are you currently employed or not? Crosstabulation
% within Are you currently employed or not?


Are you currently employed or not? Total
I am employed full-time I am employed part-time I am not employed I am a homemaker I am a student I am retired
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 16.4% 29.0% 27.7% 25.2% 21.2% 10.0% 22.6%
Optimistic 40.5% 25.8% 30.1% 47.0% 51.5% 40.0% 40.9%
Pessimistic 25.0% 32.3% 26.5% 21.7% 21.2% 30.0% 24.5%
Very pessimistic 18.1% 12.9% 15.7% 6.1% 6.1% 20.0% 12.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 23.532(a) 15 .073
Likelihood Ratio 24.668 15 .055
Linear-by-Linear Association 6.165 1 .013
N of Valid Cases 421

a 5 cells (20.8%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.21.