The comparable figures for Shi’ites were 10 and 14%, respectively, but were just 4% and 5%, respectively, for Sunnis. The results for extreme pessimism were skewed in the opposite direction: 14% of Sunnis thought things were as bad as could be, while only 2% of Kurds and 3% of Shi’ites shared this opinion.
库尔德人对生活控制能力最强，最为乐观，有19%显示了对生活控制能力最高的水平，17%对将来的希望程度最高。相比之下，什叶派的比例分别为10%和14%，而逊尼派只有4%和5%。而极端悲观的情绪在相反的测试题中反映：14%的逊尼派认为事情遭透了，而只有2%的库尔德人和3%的什叶派这么认为。