LIVELIHOOD WORSE TODAY, SAYS MOST FILIPINOS

More Filipinos feel that their livelihood worsened compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest results of the nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation.

The April 2008 nationwide survey shows that the number of Filipinos who said that their livelihood worsened grew significantly from 46.3% in January 2008 to 64.3% in April. Those who answered that their livelihood got better fell from 6.1% in January to 4.4% in the latest survey.

Asked if their family’s income is enough for their needs, 71% of the respondents said that it is not enough, an increase of almost 10 percentage points from January 2008.

The latest IBON survey was conducted across various sectors nationwide with 1,495 respondents from April 7 to 16. The survey used multi-stage probability sampling and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.

Below is the tabulation of results of respondents’ perception of their livelihood and income.

How is your livelihood today compared to a year ago?

	January 2008		April 2008
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Better	92	6.12	66	4.41
Same	686	45.64	449	30.03
Worse	696	46.31	962	64.35
Don’t know	21	1.40	14	0.94
No answer	8	0.53	4	0.27
Total	1,503	100.00	1,495	100.00

Is your family’s income enough for its needs?

January 2008		April 2008
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
More than enough	13	0.86	25	1.67
Enough	543	36.13	380	25.42
Not Enough	928	61.74	1,069	71.51
Don’t know	13	0.86	19	1.27
No answer	6	0.40	2	0.13
Total	1,503	100.00	1,495	100.00