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Saturday, December 29, 2007
More Pinoys say there is hope on New Year: survey
MANILA -- Nine out of 10 or 91 percent of Filipinos are looking at the New Year with hope rather than fear, the November 30 to December 3 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
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New Year hope is prevalent in all areas and in all socioeconomic classes.
The highest hope was found in Metro Manila (95 percent) followed by the Visayas (94 percent), Luzon (91 percent), and Mindanao (87 percent).
Hopefulness in Metro Manila is up by eight points compared to last year, the highest in the area since 2002. However, it is unchanged in Luzon and the Visayas. It actually declined in Mindanao from 90 percent in 2006 to 87 percent in 2007.
Among the socioeconomic classes, the most hopeful are found in Class D (92 percent) followed by Class E (91 percent), and Class ABC (88 percent).
Hopefulness was unchanged among Classes D and E. Among the Class ABC, it was down by four points or from 92 percent in 2006 to 88 percent in 2007, after recovering from a low of 73 percent in 2005.
The survey also showed that New Year hope is higher among those expecting a happy 2007 Christmas than among those expecting a sad Christmas.
Of the 64 percent who were looking forward to a happy Christmas, almost all (95 percent) also look forward to 2008 with hope.
Top resolutions
Among the New Year's resolutions for 2008, to have a better family life (12 percent) and to work harder or look for work (11 percent) landed at the top two.
About one-fourth or 26 percent do not have any New Year's resolution.
The others are: To have a better life (eight percent); to improve attitude or to become a better person (eight percent); to have better health or live longer (seven percent); to stop smoking, drinking or gambling (six percent); to control their temper (five percent); to have better relationship with God or to be more religious (three percent); better conditions in the Philippines (two percent); to study harder or go back to school (two percent); to be more happy (one percent); better finances or be more thrifty (one percent); and peace and unity (one percent).
The top New Year resolution for those in Metro Manila was to work harder or look for work or venture into business (19 percent) while to have a better family life (15 percent) is prevalent in Luzon.
To improve attitude or to become a better person topped the resolutions in Mindanao (12 percent) and the Visayas (11 percent).
For those in Class ABC, to have a better family life was the most common resolution (14 percent). Among the Class D, it was to have a better family life (12 percent) and to work harder or look for work or venture into business (12 percent).
Among the poorest Class E, the top resolutions were: to have a better family life (12 percent); to have a better life (12 percent); to work harder or look for work or venture into business (11 percent); and to have better health or live longer (11 percent).
Among the men, the top New Year's resolutions are: To stop smoking, drinking or gambling (12 percent) and to work harder or look for work or venture into business (12 percent). For the women, it is to have a better family life (15 percent).
For the married men, to work harder or look for work or venture into business (13 percent) and to stop smoking, drinking or gambling (12 percent) are the top New Year's resolutions. Among the married women, to have a better family life (16 percent) is their top resolution. (JMR/Sunnex)For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Zamboanga. (December 29, 2007 issue)
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