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Printer-Friendly Version Here 4th Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey SWS MEDIA RELEASE 15 January 2019, page 1 of 17 52 Malingap St., Sikatuna Village, Quezon City Tel: 924-4456, 924-4465 Website: www.sws.org.ph Fax: 920-2181 Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey: Net satisfaction ratings "Moderate" +27 for Vice-President Robredo, “Very Good” +61 for Senate President Sotto, "Poor" -21 for Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo, and "Moderate" +11 for Chief Justice Bersamin Social Weather Stations The Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, conducted from December 16-19, 2018, found 53% satisfied and 26% dissatisfied with the performance of Vice-President Leni Robredo, 72% satisfied and 11% dissatisfied with Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, 28% satisfied and 49% dissatisfied with Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and 36% satisfied and 25% dissatisfied with Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin [Tables 1 and 2]. The resulting net satisfaction ratings (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied) were a moderate +27 for Vice-Pres. Robredo, a very good +61 for Senate President Sotto, a poor -21 for Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo, and a moderate +11 first rating for Chief Justice Bersamin. [SWS terminology for Net Satisfaction Ratings: +70 and above, "excellent"; +50 to +69, "very good"; +30 to +49, "good"; +10 to +29, "moderate", +9 to -9, "neutral"; -10 to -29, "poor"; -30 to -49, "bad"; -50 to -69, "very bad"; -70 and below, "execrable". SWS considers the movement from one classification to another as either an "upgrade" or "downgrade".] Vice-President Robredo declines to "Moderate" +27 Vice-President Robredo's net satisfaction rating fell from good to moderate, down by 7 points from +34 in September 2018 to +27 in December 2018 [Chart 1, Tables 3 and 4]. The 7-point decline in the overall net satisfaction rating of Vice-Pres. Robredo was due to decreases of 15 points in Balance Luzon, 7 points in Metro Manila, and 3 points in Mindanao, combined with a 9-point increase in the Visayas. Vice-Pres. Robredo's net satisfaction rating fell from good to moderate in Balance Luzon, down by 15 points from +35 in September to +20 in December. pr20190115 - SWR2018-IV Satisfaction with Top Officials (media release).doc 4th Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey SWS MEDIA RELEASE 15 January 2019, page 2 of 17 It stayed moderate in Metro Manila, although down by 7 points from +23 in September to +16 in December. It stayed good in Mindanao, although down by 3 points from +34 in September to +31 in December. However, it stayed good in the Visayas, up by 9 points from +39 in September to +48 in December. Rural net satisfaction with Vice-Pres. Robredo stayed very good, although down by 2 points from +38 in September to +36 in December. Urban net satisfaction stayed moderate, although down by 14 points from +28 in September to +14 in December. Compared to September 2018, Vice-Pres. Robredo’s net satisfaction rating declined in all socio-demographics except among the 18-24 year olds. It fell from good to moderate in class D, or the masa, down by 7 points from +33 in September to +26 in December. It stayed good in class E, although down by 2 points from +48 in September to +46 in December. It stayed neutral in class ABC, although down by 2 points from +2 in September to net zero in December. By sex, it fell from good to moderate among men, down by 6 points from +30 in September to +24 in December. It stayed good among women, although down by 8 points from +38 in September to +30 in December. By age group, net satisfaction with Vice-Pres. Robredo fell from good to moderate among those 25 year olds and above: it fell by 11 points from +34 to +23 among 35-44 year olds, by 9 points from +34 to +25 among those 55 and above, by 8 points from +35 to +27 among 45-54 year olds, and by 5 points from +34 to +29 among 25-34 year olds. However, it stayed very good among 18-24 year olds, up by 3 points from +33 in September to +36 in December. By educational level, net satisfaction with Vice-Pres. Robredo fell from very good to good among non-elementary graduates, down by 14 points from +51 in September to +37 in December. It fell from good to moderate among high school graduates, down by 7 points from +30 in September to +23 in December. 4th Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey SWS MEDIA RELEASE 15 January 2019, page 3 of 17 It fell from moderate to neutral among college graduates, down by 6 points from +10 in September to +4 in December. However, it stayed good among elementary graduates, hardly moving from +39 in September to +38 in December. Senate Pres. Sotto stays "Very Good" at +61 Senate Pres. Sotto’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good, up by 6 points from +55 in September 2018 to +61 in December 2018 [Chart 2, Tables 5 and 6]. The 6-point rise in the overall net satisfaction rating of Senate Pres. Sotto was due to increases of 15 points in Metro Manila, 14 points in Mindanao, and 11 points in the Visayas, combined with a 2-point decline in Balance Luzon. Senate Pres. Sotto’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in Metro Manila, up by 15 points from +52 in September to +67 in December. It rose from good to very good in Mindanao, up by 14 points from +41 in September to +55 in December. It also rose from good to very good in the Visayas, up by 11 points from +49 in September to +60 in December. It stayed very good in Balance Luzon, although down by 2 points from +65 in September to +63 in December. Rural net satisfaction with Senate Pres. Sotto stayed very good, up by 7 points from +54 in September to +61 in December. Urban net satisfaction also stayed very good, up by 6 points from +56 in September to +62 in December. Across socio-demographics, Senate Pres. Sotto’s net satisfaction rating either increased or remained steady from September to December. It stayed very good in class E, up by 8 points from +53 in September to +61 in December. It also stayed very good in class D, up by 6 points from +56 in September to +62 in December. It stayed good in class ABC, up by 6 points from +40 in September to +46 in December. By sex, it stayed very good among men, up by 10 points from +51 in September to +61 in December. It also stayed very good among women, up by 3 points from +58 in September to +61 in December. 4th Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey SWS MEDIA RELEASE 15 January 2019, page 4 of 17 Compared to September 2018, Senate Pres. Sotto’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in all age groups. It rose by 14 points from +50 to +64 among those 55 years old and above, by 8 points from +58 to +66 among 25-34 year olds, by 3 points from +56 to +59 among 45-54 year olds, and by 2 points from +53 to +55 among 18-24 year olds. It stayed at very good +58 among 35-44 year olds. By educational level, net satisfaction with Senate Pres. Sotto stayed very good among elementary graduates, up by 10 points from +56 in September to +66 in December. It stayed very good among high school graduates, up by 7 points from +57 in September to +64 in December. It also stayed very good among non-elementary graduates, hardly moving from +55 in September to +54 in December. It stayed good among college graduates, up by 5 points from +43 in September to +46 in December. Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo falls to "Poor" -21 Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating fell from neutral to poor, down by 17 points from -4 in September 2018 to -21 in December 2018 [Chart 3, Tables 7 and 8]. The 17-point decline in the overall net satisfaction rating of Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo was due to decreases in all areas, especially in the Visayas. Net satisfaction with Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo fell from neutral to poor in the Visayas, down by 23 points from +8 in September to -15 in December. It fell from neutral to poor in Mindanao, down by 19 points from -3 in September to -22 in December. It also fell from neutral to poor in Balance Luzon, down by 13 points from -4 in September to -17 in December. It fell from poor to bad in Metro Manila, down by 11 points from -25 in September to -36 in December. Rural net satisfaction with Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo fell from neutral to poor, down by 21 points from +4 in September to -17 in December. Urban net satisfaction fell from poor to bad, down by 10 points from -16 in September to -26 in December. 4th Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey SWS MEDIA RELEASE 15 January 2019, page 5 of 17 Compared to September 2018, Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating fell in all socio-demographics, except among class ABC. It fell from neutral to poor in class D, down by 18 points from -4 in September to -22 in December. It also fell from neutral to poor in class E, down by 15 points from -3 in September to -18 in December. It stayed poor in class ABC, although up by 6 points from +40 in September to +46 in December.
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