SWS survey: “Very good” net trust ratings for US, “neutral” for China

Japan, Australia net “good” trust ratings

(Eagle News)—Net trust ratings in the United States among Filipinos stayed at very good, while those in Japan and Australia were a good, and those in China a neutral,  a recent Social Weather Stations survey said.

According to the SWS,  the +60 net trust rating in the US translates to 70% of Filipinos with much trust in the country and 10% with little trust in March.

The SWS said this was similar to the +60 net trust rating in December 2018–or 71% with much  trust and 11% with little trust.

“Net trust in the United States has been positive since SWS first surveyed it in December 1994, ranging from a moderate +18 in May 2005 to as high as excellent +82 in December 2013,” the SWS said.

The pollster said it has been at “+60 and above in six out of seven surveys since June 2017.”

 “Good” for Japan

According to the SWS, net trust rating stayed good for Japan, at +34, which means 54% of Filipinos have much trust and 20% have little trust in the country.

This is similar to the +34 rating it got in December 2018.

This rating, the SWS said, translates to 53% with much trust in the country and 19% with little trust in it.

“SWS first surveyed public trust in Japan in December 1994, and found neutral net ratings from December 1994 to December 1996, ranging from -2 to +9,” the SWS said.

According to the pollster, the rating  rose to a moderate +17 in June 1997, and “has since then been at moderate to good levels, reaching as high as very good +54 in December 2017.”

 “Good” for Australia

Net trust rating also stayed at good for Australia, at +33, the SWS said.

According to the pollster, this translated to 51% with much trust and 18% with little trust in the country.

The March net trust rating was up by 2 points from the +31 posted in December 2018, which translates to 49% with much trust and 19% with little trust in the country.

According to the pollster, net trust in Australia was a moderate +11 when SWS first surveyed it in April 1995.

The SWS said it ranged from a neutral +3 to a moderate +25 from September 1995 to March 2008.

“It rose to a good +31 in September 2008, and has since then been at +30 and above, except for the moderate +19 in September 2009,” the SWS said.

 “Neutral” for China

Net trust stayed neutral for China, at -6, according to the pollster.

The SWS said this translated to 32% with much trust in the country, and 39% with little trust.

The March rating was up by 1 point from the -7 registered in December last year.

This rating translated to 31% with much trust in the country and, 39% with little trust in it.

“Net trust in China has been positive in only 9 out of 49 surveys since SWS first surveyed it in August 1994. It reached as high as moderate+17 in June 2010 and as low as a bad -46 in September 2015,” the SWS said.

Survey background

The March survey was conducted from March 28 to 31, using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 360 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

Sampling error margins were pegged at  ±2.6% for national percentages, and ±5% each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

 

 

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