Quality of life worsened for 34% of Filipinos – SWS

Three out of every 10 Filipino adults or 34% said their quality of life got worse during the last 12 months, according to a survey by the Social Weather Station.

The survey conducted from April 19 to 27 with 1,440 respondents showed that 34% of Filipinos believe their quality of life became worse (classified by SWS as “losers”) compared to a year ago, while 32% said it got better (classified as “gainers”). Another 34% said their lives remained unchanged.

The figure was 14 points higher than “mediocre” -16 in December 2021, but still 20 points below the
pre-pandemic level of “very high” +18 recorded in December 2019.

According to the survey, the 14-point improvement in the national net gainer score between December 2021 and April 2022 was due to increases in all areas.

The score in Metro Manila was up by 14 points to “mediocre” -11 and “high” +4. It also rose by 13 points in Balance Luzon to “high” +1 from “mediocre” -11.

The scores eased to “mediocre” 12 from “very low” -31 in Visayas and to “fair” -4 from “mediocre”
-15.

The sampling error margins for the survey were ±2.6% for national percentages and ±5.2% for Balance
Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao.