September 2007



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


Gender. Total
Male Female
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 20.1% 24.9% 22.4%
Optimistic 36.4% 45.9% 41.1%
Pessimistic 26.2% 22.4% 24.3%
Very pessimistic 17.3% 6.8% 12.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 13.335(a) 3 .004
Likelihood Ratio 13.717 3 .003
Linear-by-Linear Association 10.217 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 419

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 24.95.