September 2007



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 24.1% 17.8% 22.1%
Optimistic 38.3% 45.7% 40.6%
Pessimistic 25.9% 21.7% 24.6%
Very pessimistic 11.7% 14.7% 12.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.054(a) 3 .256
Likelihood Ratio 4.091 3 .252
Linear-by-Linear Association .655 1 .418
N of Valid Cases 411

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 16.32.