96 % OF FILIPINOS EYEING NEW YEAR 2024 WITH HOPE — SWS SURVEY

A SURVEY by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released on Thursday showed that instead of fear, around 96 percent of adult Filipinos are entering New Year 2024 with hope.

According to the results of the December 8 to 11 survey, hope for the coming new year is one point higher than the 95 percent recorded in 2022 and the highest since the pre-pandemic 96 percent in 2019.

Meanwhile, three percent answered they are entering 2024 with fear, down by two points from five percent in 2022.

Entering the New Year with hope was the highest among respondents in Metro Manila and Balance Luzon at 97 percent, followed by Mindanao at 96 percent, and Visayas at 93 percent.

The survey showed that New Year hope at the end of 2023 rose slightly across educational levels compared to the end of 2022: from 92 percent to 93 percent among non-elementary graduates, from 95 percent to 97 percent among elementary graduates, from 95 percent to 96 percent among junior high school graduates, and from 96 percent to 98 percent among college graduates.

The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults aged 18 years old and above nationwide: 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila), the Visayas, and Mindanao.

Face-to-face is the standard interviewing method for Social Weather Stations; the only exceptions were early in the pandemic when movement restrictions made face-to-face impossible and mobile phone interviews were conducted

The respondents were asked: “Ang darating na taon ba ay inyong sasalubungin nang may pag-asa o may pangamba?

The sampling error margins are ±2.8 percent for national percentages, and ±5.7 percent each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.