SWS Survey

Posted by Yvonne Chua
PCIJ

NET satisfaction with Vice President Noli de Castro and three other top government officials has gone up, according to the Social Weather Stations' third quarter survey.

Their ratings:

• De Castro: +39 in August this year, from +22 last May
• Senate President Franklin Drilon: +22, from +8
• Speaker Jose de Venecia: 0, from Net -2
• Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.: +13, from +1

Nearly three-fourths of the 1,200 adults polled by SWS from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 also say De Castro is definitely or somewhat capable of governing in case President Arroyo resigns or is removed from office.

 

The Social Weather Survey of August 26-September 5, 2005 found 60% of Filipinos satisfied, and 22% dissatisfied, with the performance of Vice-President Noli de Castro, giving him a Net Satisfaction Rating of +39.

This compares with 52% satisfied and 30% dissatisfied, or Net +22, in the SWS 2nd Quarter 2005 Survey of May 14-23, 2005 [Table 1, also Chart 1].

The new SWS survey also found 74% saying Vice-President de Castro is Definitely/Somewhat Capable, versus 23% saying he is Not Capable, of governing the country in case Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo resigns or is removed from her position.

Ratings of other Top Officials Improve

The latest SWS survey showed the Net Satisfaction Rating improving for Senate President Franklin Drilon, at Net +22 now, from Net +8 in May 2005.

Speaker Jose de Venecia held steady at Net 0 now, from Net -2 before.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. recovered to Net +13 now, from Net +1 before [Charts 2-4].

Three-Fourths Say Noli is Capable

The August 2005 Social Weather Survey found 74% calling Vice-President Noli de Castro Definitely/Somewhat Capable, and 23% Not Capable, of running the country in case Pres. Arroyo resigns or is removed from office [ Table 2].

The Vice President's Capable-Not Capable scores are 85-14 in Mindanao, 83-14 in Visayas, 68-27 in the Balance of Luzon, and 59-39 in Metro Manila.

By socioeconomic class, his Capable-Not Capable scores are 80-16 among class E, 72-25 among class D, and 72-27 among classes ABC.

Survey Background

The Social Weather Surveys of May 2005 and August 2005 both used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults divided into random samples of 300 each in Metro Manila, the Balance of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±3% for national percentages and ±6% for area percentages).

In the new Social Weather Survey, all interviews outside Metro Manila were completed during August 26-31. In Metro Manila, 259 interviews were done over August 26-31; the balance of 41 interviews were completed over September 1-5.

The items described in this release were not commissioned, but were included on SWS's own initiative. The quarterly Social Weather Surveys are supported by subscribers, who have no proprietary rights over the data. The Fourth Quarter 2005 Social Weather Survey will be fielded sometime in November.