Australian men more optimistic than women
Baku, August 24 (AZERTAC). Women are more pessimistic about the future of the economy than men, according to the latest Allianz Future Optimism Index (FOI). The happiness survey, conducted by Newspoll, asked about 1,200 Australians to rate the future of the economy on a scale of 0-10, where 10 is extremely optimistic and 0 is not optimistic at all. Allianz found that 56 per cent of women were less optimistic about the future of the economy, compared to 63 per cent of men who had a more positive outlook.
"The difference in optimism between men and women is one of the more interesting results of the Allianz FOI," Allianz Managing Director Terry Towell said. As with the first survey conducted in November 2010, Towell said women continued to be less optimistic than men when it came to matters concerning the future of the Australian economy. AUSTRALIAN men are more optimistic about the future than women, according to a new happiness survey. Whether it was the economy, crime levels or the environment, women were more doubtful about what was ahead, according to the study of 1200 Australians, the Herald Sun reported. The economy was the worst worry for women - 18 per cent admitted they were pessimistic about the country`s future, compared with only ten percent of men. Environment also posed a pessimistic pickle - only 13 percent said they were optimistic, compared with 17 percent of men. Women scored higher levels of pessimism in all categories, including overall happiness, on the Allianz Future Optimism Index, conducted by NewsPoll. The gap between men and women has grown since last year, when both sexes scored the same.
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