A NEW Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll found that 96% of Filipinos are optimistic about the upcoming year, which is similar to the pre-pandemic level.
”This is a point above the 95% in 2022 and the highest since the pre-pandemic 96% in 2019,” SWS said in a statement.
Meanwhile, 3% will enter the New Year with fear, down 2 points from 5% in 2022.
”Hope for the New Year was 87% when first surveyed by SWS at the end of 2000. It was in the 80s at the end of 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2009. It was in the 90s at the end of 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and from 2010 to 2023,” SWS said.
Compared to the end of 2022, hope for the New Year rose slightly from 93% to 97% in Metro Manila and from 93% to 96% in Mindanao.
Visayas saw a small decrease from 95% to 93%, while in Balance Luzon, it stayed at 97%.
It rose slightly across educational levels: from 92% to 93% among non-elementary graduates, from 95% to 97% among elementary graduates, from 95% to 96% among junior high school graduates, and from 96% to 98% among college graduates.
The survey was conducted from December 8 to 11, 2023, using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults (18 years old and older) nationwide.
Its sampling error margins are ±2.8% for national percentages and ±5.7% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
