September 2007



Level of optimism about the future. * Poverty level. Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level.


Poverty level. Total
Extremely poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Level of optimism about the future. Very optimistic 28.0% 18.4% 17.8% 22.1%
Optimistic 33.3% 45.6% 45.7% 40.6%
Pessimistic 26.2% 25.4% 21.7% 24.6%
Very pessimistic 12.5% 10.5% 14.7% 12.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 9.600(a) 6 .143
Likelihood Ratio 9.623 6 .141
Linear-by-Linear Association .833 1 .361
N of Valid Cases 411

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 14.42.