Filipinos say staying at home worth it – survey

MAJORITY of Filipinos believe that the “strict stay-at-home measures” implemented by the government are “worth it” to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The mobile phone survey, conducted from May 4 to 10 among

4,010 respondents, showed that 84 percent found the imposition of community quarantine protocols “worth it to protect people and limit the spread” of the vir” sN

On the other hand, 15 percent said the meas”re b”rdened the peopleN

The n”mber of Filipinos who said that the stay-at-home protocol was worth it was slightly higher in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon ( whole Luzon except Metro Manila) and the Visayas, at 84 percent, than in Mindanao, at 81 percent.

Restrictions were eased in the country’s capital region after nearly 80 days of strict q” arantineN

Except for Metro Manila, Pangasinan province, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Central Visayas, Davao City and Zamboanga City, which are under general community quarantine, or GCQ, all areas in the country have been placed under modified general community quarantine, or MGCQ, beginning June 1.

SWS said 84 percent of those under enhanced community quarantine, or ECQ, areas said it was worth itN

Such sentiment was popular among those who reached college at 88 percent, followed by high school graduates ( 83 percent), those who reached junior high school ( 77 percent) and non- elementary grad” ates ( 75 percent.)

The view was also more pop”lar with women (86 percent) than men (82 percent).

SWS said the survey question was patterned after the Health Tracking Poll conducted by the kaiser Family Fo”ndation in the United States, where the results showed that 80 percent of Americans said strict shelter- in- place meas” re was worth it in order to protect people and limit the spread of the vir”sN

Conducted via phone or computer- assisted telephone interview among respondents aged 15 years old above, the poll had sampling error margins of ±2 percent for national percentages, ± 6 percent for Metro Manila, ±2 percent for Balance Luzon, ±3 percent Visayas, and ±3 percent in Mindanao.