SWS: 1 in 4 Filipinos aware of federal system of government
ONE in four Filipinos who make up 25% of respondents know about the federal system of government, while 75% said they learned about it only during the survey, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
The First Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, conducted March 23-27, also found that 37% agree with the federal system of government (consisting of 14% who strongly agree and 23% who somewhat agree), 29% disagree (12% who somewhat disagree and 17% who strongly disagree), and 34% were undecided about the matter.
This gives a net agreement score + 7 (% agree minus % disagree, correctly rounded), classified by SWS as neutral. The SWS terminology for net agreement is as follows: + 50 and above, “extremely strong”; + 30 to +49, “very strong”; +10 to +29, “moderately strong”; +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “moderately weak”; -30 to -49, “very weak”; -50 and below, “very weak”; -50 and below, “extremely weak.”
NAMES OF STATES
The survey also found that 58% don’t know the name of the “state” being promoted in their locality.
“Of the 31% who were able to provide names, the top responses were Philippine State/State of the Philippines/United States of the Philippines (2%), Dinagat State/State of Dinagat/ United States of Dinagat (2%), State of Davao/ Davao State (2%), and State of Cavite/Cavite State/United States of Cavite (2%),” SWS said.
The rest of the names mentioned by respondents — such as State of Pampanga, State of Quezon City, and State of Laguna — obtained 1% or less.
SWS said awareness about the federal system of government was highest in Mindanao at 37%, followed by Metro Manila at 28%, Visayas at 22%, and Balance Luzon at 20%.
It was also in Mindanao that support for the federal system was highest, with a very strong net agreement score of +43 (59% agree, 16% disagree), followed by Metro Manila at a neutral +7 (38% agree, 31% disagree), Visayas at a neutral +2 (32% agree, 30% disagree), and Balance Luzon at a neutral –8 (27% agree, 35% disagree).
Awareness was slightly higher in rural areas at 27%, compared to urban areas at 24%. On the other hand, net agreement with the federal system was higher in urban areas at a moderately strong +11 (39% agree, 28% disagree), compared to rural areas at a neutral +4 (34% agree, 30% disagree).