Forty-five percent of Filipinos believe that their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, results of the latest First Quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Thursday, June 1. ManilaBulletin READ:
The survey, from March 26 to 29 among 1,200 adults aged 18 and above also found 42 percent believe that it will stay the same , and 6 percent say it will worsen , in the next 12 months. The remaining 7 percent did not give an answer"The March 2023 Net Personal Optimism score was 6 points below the excellent +44 in December 2022," the pollster added.
Out of the 148 surveys, the Net Personal Optimism score was negative only 11 times, reaching a historic low of -19 in May 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. It has since trended back upwards to pre-pandemic levels. Compared to December 2022, Net Personal Optimism fell from excellent to very high in Balance Luzon, down by 6 points from +43 to +37.It stayed excellent in Metro Manila, although down by 4 points from +49 to +45.
Compared to December 2022, Net Personal Optimism fell from +44 among those from Not Hungry families, from +42 among those from families that experienced hunger in general, from +45 among those from Moderately Hungry families, and from +29 among those from Severely Hungry families.
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