Hope sure springs eternal among Filipinos, as revealed by the results of the Fourth Quarter 2015 Social Weather Survey.
The SWS survey results showed that 92% of adult Filipinos entering the coming year with hope, and only 8% with fear. This would compare with 93% who entered the year 2015 with hope, and only 7%.
The survey was conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS) from December 5-8, 2015 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide, 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. According to SWS, the area estimates were weighted by National Statistics Office medium-population projections for 2015 to obtain the national estimates.
The SWS report further explained that Filipinos’ hope in the coming year has always been high, “starting at 87% when SWS first surveyed it in 2000. It went to 88% in 2001, reached record-high 95% in 2002, and eased to 90% in 2003, 81% in 2004, and 85% in 2005. It ranged from 91 to 92% from 2006 to 2008, and fell to 89% in 2009. It recovered to 93% in 2010, and has since then been at 90s levels, reaching as high as 95% in 2011.”
More revelations from the SWS Survey:
Hope in the coming year is widespread in all areas.
The 1-point change in the national score was due to a 3-point increase in Metro Manila, offset by small declines of 3 points in Mindanao, 3 points in Balance Luzon, and 1 point in the Visayas.
Hope in the coming year rose by 3 points in Metro Manila, from 91% in 2014 to 94% in 2015, the highest since 96% in 2011. It has been at 90s level since 2010 for this area.
However, it fell slightly by 3 points in Mindanao, from 91% in 2014 to 88% in 2015. This is similar to 89% in 2010 and 87% in 2009. It also fell by 3 points in Balance Luzon, from 96% in 2014 to 93% in 2015. It has been at high 90s levels since 2006.
It hardly changed in the Visayas, moving from 91% in 2014 to 90% in 2015. It has been at 90s levels in 9 out of 10 surveys since 2006.
Hope in the coming year steady in class E:
Compared to last year, hope in the coming year fell slightly in all classes except class E.
It hardly changed in class E, moving from 87% in 2014 to 88% in 2015. This is 6 points below 94% in 2013, but similar to 89% in 2012.
However, it fell by 3 points in class D, or the masa, from 95% in 2014 to 92% in 2015. It has been above 90s in 9 out of 10 surveys since 2006.
It fell by 2 points in class ABC, from 95% in 2014 to 93% in 2015. It has been above 90s levels since 2008, reaching as high as 100% in 2012.
Hope in the coming year high in all education:
Though slightly lower compared to the past two years, hope in the coming year remained widespread in all education.
It fell by 4 points among college graduates, at from 95% in 2014 to 91% in 2015. This is 7 points below the 98% in 2013.
It hardly changed among high school graduates, moving from 94% in 2014 to 93% in 2015. This is 2 points below 95% in 2013.
It fell by 3 points among elementary graduates, from 94% in 2014 to 91% in 2015. This is 2 points below the 93% in 2013.
It stayed at 89% among non-elementary graduates from 2014 to 2015, down by 3 points from 92% in 2013.
How about you, kababayans in America? DO YOU FEEL HOPEFUL ABOUT 2016?
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Gel Santos Relos is the anchor of TFC’s “Balitang America.” Views and opinions expressed by the author in this column are are solely those of the author and not of Asian Journal and ABS-CBN-TFC. For comments, go to www.TheFil-AmPerspective.com, https://www.facebook.com/Gel.Santos.Relos
