Marcos gets ‘very good’ satisfaction rating in end 2022 – SWS

MANILA, Philippines, February 15 ------ By the end of 2022 and his first six months in office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got a “very good” or +68 net satisfaction rating, according to a non-commissioned survey released only recently by the Social Weather Stations.

The survey was conducted from December 10 to 14 but made public on recently – or two months after respondents were surveyed.

Marcos’ December 2022 ratings showed an increase in gross satisfaction (from 71% in October 2022 to 75% in December 2022), a drop in gross undecided (21% prior to 18% in December 2022), and a negligible one percentage point drop in gross dissatisfaction (from 8% to 7% in December 2022). The President’s net satisfaction rating, or the percentage of those satisfied minus the percentage of those unsatisfied, went up from +63 in October to +68 in December 2022. Over 1,200 Filipino adults were surveyed via face-to-face interviews around the country, with 300 respondents from Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively. Sample error margins are at +/- 2.8% for national figures and +/-5.7% for regional percentages.

According to the SWS, respondents were asked: “Maaari po bang pakisabi ninyo kung gaano kayo nasisiyahan o hindi nasisiyahan sa pagganap ng tungkulin ni FERDINAND MARCOS, JR. bilang Presidente ng Pilipinas. Kayo ba ay lubos na nasisiyahan, medyo nasisiyahan, hindi tiyak kung nasisiyahan o hindi, medyo hindi nasisiyahan, lubos na hindi nasisiyahan, o wala pa kayong narinig o nabasa kahit na kailan tungkol kay FERDINAND MARCOS, JR.?”

Net satisfaction for Marcos was highest in Mindanao (“excellent” at +72), very good in Balance Luzon (at +68), the Visayas (+67), and Metro Manila (at +65). Rural areas that were surveyed gave him an “excellent” satisfaction rating at +74 while urban areas said he was “very good” at +62. Men who were surveyed also seemed to rate Marcos higher, giving him a “excellent” at +70 compared to women who gave him a “very good” at +65. Marcos also rated highest or “excellent” among 25-44 year-olds and non-elementary and junior high graduates. His rating was at “very good” among 18-24-year-olds and those 45-years-old and above, and among elementary graduates and college graduates, based on the survey.

Marcos won in May 2022. He led preference polls practically throughout the 2022 campaign period.

Source: rappler.com