SWS: 5 in 10 Filipinos see better life in next 12 months

Churchgoers troop at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, popularly known as Baclaran Church, in Parañaque (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)

By Katrina Gracia Consebido

 

Five out of 10 or 49% of Filipino adults believe their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The same poll found that 37% of Filipino adults believe their lives will stay the same, while 5% said it will worsen.

Meanwhile, 8% preferred not to answer.

The survey was conducted among 1,200 Filipino adults from Dec. 10 to 14, 2022.

In comparison, 34% of adult Filipinos believed their quality of life will be better in 12 months based on the survey conducted in the same period in 2021. – gb 

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