The percentage Filipino families who considered themselves poor has increased from 43 in April to 48 in June, the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations has shown.
According to the SWS, the estimated numbers of self-rated poor families are 10.9 million in April 2022 and 12.2 million in June 2022.
The sampling error margins are ±2.5% for national percentages, ±5.7% each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao, and ±4.0% for Balance Luzon. The survey was non-commissioned. According to SWS, 2.2 million were newly poor, 1.6 million were usually poor, and 8.4 million were always poor of the estimated 12.2 million self-rated poor families in June 2022.
“Of the estimated 13.3 million self-rated non-poor families in June 2022, 5.3 million were newly non-poor, 3.0 million were usually non-poor, and 5.0 million were always non-poor,” it added.Meanwhile, SWS said that the 5-point rise in the nationwide self-rated poor between April 2022 and June 2022 was due to increases in the Visayas and Metro Manila, combined with slight increases in Mindanao and Balance Luzon.
“On the other hand, borderline poor fell in the Visayas from 46% to 26%, and in Metro Manila from 42% to 22%. It fell slightly in Mindanao from 33% to 31%, while it rose in Balance Luzon from 28% to 36%,” the pollster said. The estimated numbers of self-rated food poor families are 8.7 million in June 2022 and 7.9 million in April 2022, it said.Further, SWS said the 3-point increase in self-rated food-poor from April 2022 to June 2022 was due to increases in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, and the Visayas.
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