(Eagle News)—Ninety two percent of Filipinos are entering 2019 with hope, a Social Weather Stations survey said.
According to the SWS, this is 4 points below the record-high 96% in 2017, and the same as the 92% in 2008, 2012, and 2015.
The SWS said 8% will enter the New Year with fear, up by 4 points from 4% in 2017.
According to the SWS, the 4-point decline in the overall New Year hope from 2017 to 2018 was due to declines in all areas, especially in the Visayas.
New Year hope fell by 16 points in the Visayas, from 95% in 2017 to a record-low 79% in 2018, surpassing the previous record-low of 83% in 2000 and 2001.
In Manila, New Year hope fell by 2 points, from 96% in 2017 to 94% in 2018.
It fell by 1 point in Balance Luzon, from 97% in 2017 to 96% in 2018, and by also 1 point in Mindanao, from 95% in 2017 to 94% in 2018.
According to the SWS, compared to 2017, hopefulness for the New Year declined in all socio-economic classes.
It fell by 7 points in class ABC, from 97% in 2017 to 90% in 2018—the lowest since the 88% in 2007.
It fell by 4 points in class D or the masa, from 96% in 2017 to 92% in 2018.
This is the same as the 92% in 2007, 2008, and 2015.
New Year hope also fell by 3 points in class E, from a record-high 94% in 2017 to 91% in 2018.
The December 2018 Social Weather Survey was conducted from December 16 to 19, 2018 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults nationwide: 360 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Sampling error margins were pegged at ±2.6% for national percentages, and ±5% each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao.
