INCREASING NUMBER OF FILIPINOS SEE THEMSELVES POOR

The number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor increased in the first four months of the year, according to the results of the latest IBON nationwide survey.

The IBON April 2008 survey showed that 79.3% of 1,495 respondents thought of themselves as poor, an increase from 71.7% in January 2008.

The latest IBON survey was conducted across various sectors nationwide from April 7 to 16, 2008 using a multi-stage probability sampling scheme with a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.

Below is the tabulation of results of the respondents’ self-rated poverty

When you look at your situation today, do you think of yourself as poor?

	January 2008		April 2008
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	1,077	71.66	1,186	79.33
No	269	17.90	236	15.79
Don’t Know	141	9.38	68	4.55
No answer	16	1.06	5	0.33
Total	1,503	100.00	1,495	100.00

The full results of the IBON April 2008 Survey may be viewed at www.ibon.org .