Pinoys see quality of life improving in next 12 months

Nearly half or 46 percent of adult Filipinos surveyed said their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, while 44 percent said it will stay the same, the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed.

Five percent of respondents believe their quality of life will worsen, while the same number did not provide an answer, the survey showed.

SWS used the term “optimists” for those who believe their quality of life will get better and “pessimists” for those who think their quality of life will worsen.

“The resulting net personal optimism score is +41 (percentage of optimists minus percentage of pessimists), classified by SWS as excellent (+40 and up),” the polling firm said.

It noted that the current net personal optimism score is three points higher than the “very high” +38 in the first quarter of 2023.

SWS attributed the three-point increase in the national net personal optimism to the increases in the Visayas and Balance Luzon, or Luzon outside of Metro Manila, combined with a steady score in Metro Manila and a decline in Mindanao.

Compared to March 2023, net personal optimism rose from high to very high in the Visayas, up by 12 points from +27 to +39.

Compared to March 2023, SWS said the net personal optimism stayed excellent among those who either graduated from college or took post-graduate studies, up by five points from +45 to +50.