The national Social Weather Survey of June 28-July 1, 2023, the most recent quarterly national survey finalized by SWS, found 46% of adult Filipinos saying their quality of life will improve (termed by SWS as “Optimists”), 44% saying it will stay the same (“No Change”), and 5% saying it will worsen (“Pessimists”), in the next 12 months. The remaining 5% did not give an answer.
The resulting Net Personal Optimism score is +41 (% Optimists minus % Pessimists), classified by SWS as excellent (+40 and up).
The June 2023 Net Personal Optimism score was 3 points above the very high +38 in March 2023.
The 3-point increase in the national Net Personal Optimism score between March 2023 and June 2023 was due to 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.
It rose from very high to excellent in Balance Luzon, up by 7 points from +37 to +44.
It stayed excellent in Metro Manila, down slightly by 4 points from +45 to +41.
However, it fell from excellent to very high in Mindanao, down by 11 points from +47 to +36.
Compared to March 2023, Net Personal Optimism stayed excellent among those who either graduated from college or took post-graduate studies, up by 5 points from +45 to +50.
It also stayed excellent among those who finished junior high school, had some vocational schooling, had some senior high school, finished senior high school, completed vocational school, or attended college, up by 5 points from +42 to +47.
SWS: 46% of adult Filipinos say Quality of Life will improve in next 12 months
It stayed very high among those who either finished elementary or had some high school education, hardly moving from +35 to +32.
It stayed high among those who either had no formal education or some elementary education, hardly changing from +28 to +29.
The March 2023 survey found that 9.8% of Filipino families, or an estimated 2.7 million, experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having anything to eat – at least once in the past three months.
Net Personal Optimism was at excellent +42 among adults who belong to families that did not experience hunger in the past three months and very high +34 among those who belong to families who experienced Moderate Hunger, compared to fair +17 among those who belong to families who experienced Severe Hunger.
Moderate Hunger refers to those who experienced hunger “Only Once” or “A Few Times” in the last three months. Meanwhile, Severe Hunger refers to those who experienced it “Often” or “Always” in the last three months.
Compared to March 2022, Net Personal Optimism rose from +39 among Not Hungry families and +12 among those from Severely Hungry families. However, it hardly moved from +36 among those from Moderately Hungry families.
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