The April 2008 nationwide survey shows that the number of Filipinos who said that their livelihood worsened grew significantly from 46.3 percent in January 2008 to 64.3 percent in April.
BY IBON FOUNDATION
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008
More Filipinos feel that their livelihood worsened compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest results of the nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation.
The April 2008 nationwide survey shows that the number of Filipinos who said that their livelihood worsened grew significantly from 46.3 percent in January 2008 to 64.3 percent in April. Those who answered that their livelihood got better fell from 6.1 percent in January to 4.4 percent in the latest survey.
Asked if their family’s income is enough for their needs, 71 percent of the respondents said that it is not enough, an increase of almost 10 percentage points from January 2008.
The latest IBON survey was conducted across various sectors nationwide with 1,495 respondents from April 7 to 16. The survey used multi-stage probability sampling and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.
Below is the tabulation of results of respondents’ perception of their livelihood and income.
How is your livelihood today compared to a year ago?
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January 2008 |
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April 2008 |
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Frequency |
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Percentage |
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Frequency |
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Percentage |
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Better |
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92 |
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6.12 |
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66 |
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4.41 |
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Same |
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686 |
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45.64 |
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449 |
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30.03 |
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Worse |
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696 |
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46.31 |
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962 |
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64.35 |
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Don't know |
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21 |
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1.40 |
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14 |
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0.94 |
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No answer |
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8 |
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0.53 |
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4 |
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0.27 |
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Total |
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1,503 |
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100.00 |
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1,495 |
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100.00 |
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Is your family's income enough for its needs?
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January 2008 |
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April 2008 |
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Frequency |
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Percentage |
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Frequency |
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Percentage |
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More than enough |
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13 |
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0.86 |
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25 |
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1.67 |
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Enough |
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543 |
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36.13 |
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380 |
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25.42 |
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Not Enough |
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928 |
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61.74 |
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1,069 |
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71.51 |
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Don't know |
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13 |
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0.86 |
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19 |
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1.27 |
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No answer |
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6 |
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0.40 |
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2 |
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0.13 |
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Total |
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1,503 |
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100.00 |
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1,495 |
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100.00 |
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