The issue of how much should be spent to solve particular US social problems is a complex matter, and people have diverse and conflicting ideas on these issues. Race and social class have an impact on how people perceive government spending. In the 2006 GSS survey, people were asked whether we were spending too much, too little, or the right amount of money to address welfare.

After testing whether social class and welfare spending were related, you derive a chi-square (obtained) of 17.64, with 6 degrees of freedom. If alpha is set at 0.01, what is your conclusion and interpretation?