Around eight in 10 Filipinos believed the nation was shifting in the correct course underneath the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., based on OCTA Research’s first quarter survey launched on Saturday.
Conducted from March 24 to twenty-eight, the non-commissioned ballot discovered that 76% of 1,200 grownup Filipinos believed that the nation was headed in the correct course based mostly on the insurance policies and packages articulated and carried out by the present administration.
Ten p.c of the respondents believed in any other case, and 13% have been undecided.
“While 8 out of 10 adult Filipinos (76%) think that the country is headed in the right direction, this result represents a notable decline of 9 percentage points when compared to the TNM (Tugon ng Masa) Q4 October 2022 survey conducted last quarter, where 85% said that the country was headed in the right direction,” OCTA stated in its report.
“The decline in the overall percentage of adult Filipinos who think that the country is headed in the right direction from last quarter was due to the consistent decreases across major areas and socioeconomic classes,” it added.
Across main areas, the proportion of grownup Filipinos who suppose that the nation is headed in the correct course has dropped by 4 to 11 share factors since October 2022.
Across socio-economic lessons, decreases vary from 8 to 14 share factors, with the very best coming from Class ABC (14 share factors).
For the primary quarter of 2023, the Visayas has the very best share (87%) of grownup Filipinos who consider the nation is headed in the correct course, adopted by Balance Luzon (77%), Mindanao (75%), and the National Capital Region (59%).
The NCR additionally has the very best share of grownup Filipinos who suppose that the nation is headed within the improper course, with 19%, adopted by Mindanao with 15%.
Across socio-economic lessons, Class D has the very best share (78%) of grownup Filipinos who suppose the nation is headed in the correct course. It was adopted by Class E (73%).
“Interestingly, adult Filipinos belonging to Class ABC (20%) have more respondents that are ambivalent about the trajectory of the country’s direction compared to any other socio-economic class,” OCTA stated.
“The positive perception about the direction of the country is also shared by the majority of Filipinos across different age groups, with the highest at the 75 years old and above age group at 87%, followed by the 55-64 age group at 82%,” it added.
It stated the notion that the nation was headed in the correct course was larger amongst grownup Filipinos residing in rural areas (80%) than these in city areas (71%).
Males are additionally extra assured of the nation’s course, with 80% of them saying so, in comparison with 72% of girls saying that they’re assured of the nation’s future.
Respondents who had no formal training or had elementary instructional attainment had extra confidence within the nation’s course (83%), as in comparison with those that completed highschool (76%), vocational (72%), and school or post-graduate research (71%).
The survey, which used face-to-face interviews, had a ±3% margin of error on the 95% confidence stage. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
