{"id":4248,"date":"2015-03-11T19:02:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newscore.radiumthemes.com\/?p=252"},"modified":"2015-03-11T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:02:22","slug":"ibon-survey-most-filipinos-rate-themselves-poor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibon.org\/tl\/ibon-survey-most-filipinos-rate-themselves-poor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Filipinos rate themselves poor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reference: Rosario Bella Guzman (IBON executive editor) | Families have trouble paying for food, electricity, healthcare<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The latest IBON survey shows that majority of Filipinos see themselves as poor. The survey results also show that many Filipinos had difficulty with their basic expenses in the past three months.<\/p>\n

According to the survey results, 7 out of 10 Filipinos rated themselves as poor. Asked what they can say about their situation today, 65% of the 1,501 respondents said that they see their families as poor, while 30% said otherwise. Majority of the respondents also believe that their livelihood has not improved compared to a year ago, with 59% who said their livelihood remains the same and 21% who answered that their livelihood became worse.<\/p>\n

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Asked how their family met household expenses in the past three months, 59% said they had difficulty in paying for electricity while only 29% said they did not have difficulty. Of the 1,501 respondents, 53.6% said that they had difficulty in buying enough food. As for buying medicines or paying for medical treatment, 50.8% said that they had difficulty.<\/p>\n

Many Filipinos also said that they had difficulty in paying for their children\u2019s schooling (38.6%), for transportation (41%), and for water (38.9%).<\/p>\n

The recent IBON nationwide survey was conducted from\u00a0January 19 to 30<\/span><\/span>\u00a0across various sectors in 16 regions. The survey, which used multi-stage probability sampling, has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.\u00a0(end)<\/p>\n

Below is the tabulation of results of respondents\u2019 difficulty in meeting basic expenses<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In the past three (3) months, how did your family meet the following expenses?
\n[table]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nJanuary 2015<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Buying enough food<\/td>\n53.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paying for electricity<\/td>\n59.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paying for transportation<\/td>\n41.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buying medicines\/paying for medical treatment<\/td>\n50.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paying for water service<\/td>\n38.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paying for children\u2019s schooling<\/td>\n38.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/table]
\nWhen you look at your family today, what can you say about your situation?<\/p>\n

[table]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Poor<\/td>\n64.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not poor<\/td>\n30.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don\u2019t know<\/td>\n3.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No answer<\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n100.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/table]<\/p>\n

How is your livelihood today compared to a year ago?<\/p>\n

[table]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Better<\/td>\n17.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Same<\/td>\n59.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worse<\/td>\n21.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don\u2019t know<\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No answer<\/td>\n0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n100.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/table]<\/p>\n

[table]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For details on the January 2015\u00a0survey, please email\u00a0databank@ibon.org<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0IBON\u00a0at tel. 9276986 or 9277060 loc. 421.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/table]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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