Despite the global financial crisis, more Filipinos are still hopeful that their personal quality of life will improve within a year, results of a nationwide survey released on Monday revealed.
The latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found 32 percent of adult Filipinos expecting their personal quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, while 19 percent were expecting it to get worse.
Compared with a survey also conducted by SWS in the previous quarter, optimism on the improvement of personal quality of life rose by two points. But pessimism also went up by four points.
Net personal optimism, the percentage of optimists minus the percentage of pessimists, rose by six points in the balance of Luzon, which refers to all the regions on the main island of Luzon, except Metro Manila. It fell by 15 points in the Visayas, by six points in Mindanao and by a point in Metro Manila.
Net personal optimism increased by two points in class D but fell by 13 points in class E, and by four points in classes A, B and C.
Optimism remains at a respectable level considering that 47 percent, or almost one in two, of the survey respondents said their quality of life worsened in the past 12 months.
Only 19 percent said their lives had improved.
The gap, however, between the number of “losers” or those whose quality of life worsened and the “gainers” eased by six points from the previous quarter.
It further increased by 19 points in the Visayas, by five points in Metro Manila and by two points in Balance Luzon.
It also went up by 14 points in class E respondents, and by three points in classes A, B and C.
38% doubtful of economy
Meanwhile, Filipinos are not very positive that the Philippine economy would get better. Only 19 percent believed that it would while 38 percent do not.
Net optimism on the Philippine economy “has been at low to very low levels over the past six quarters, ranging from [minus] 19 [percent] to [minus] 39 [percent],” SWS said.
Pessimism on the country’s economy eased in Metro Manila, with its net economic optimism score improving by 19 points. It also improved by seven points in the balance of Luzon.
Pessimists grew by 18 percentage points in the Visayas, and by five points in Mindanao.
Optimism on the economy increased by six points in class D and by five points in classes A, B and C.
Pessimism was most felt among class E respondents, who hoped that the economy would grow, took a dive by 15 points.
The latest SWS survey on the personal quality of life, personal optimism and economic optimism was conducted from February 20 to 23, using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults in Metro Manila, the balance of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Margins of error are plus or minus 3 percent for national percentages and plus or minus 6 percent for area percentages. SWS said its quarterly surveys on quality of life and optimism are not commissioned. –Rommel C. Lontayao, Reporter, Manila Times
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