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Only 1 of 4 Pinoys aware of federal system of gov’t —SWS survey


Only one in four Filipinos is aware of the federal system of government being espoused by President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, according to the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday.

The survey, conducted from March 23 to 27, 2018, also found out that 75 percent of the 1,200 respondents nationwide only learned about the federal system only during the survey.

"The March 2018 survey found that 37% agree with the federal system of government (consisting of 14% who strongly agree and 23% who somewhat agree), and 29% disagree with it (consisting of 12% who somewhat disagree and 17% who strongly disagree)," the SWS said.

"Thirty-four percent were undecided about the matter."

 


The SWS survey showed that a majority, or 58 percent, "don’t know or were not familiar" about the federal system, 4 percent "do not agree with the change," 4 percent said "there is no name yet," and 1 percent said "no one in their locality is pushing federalism."

Two percent did not give an answer, the SWS said.

Of the 31 percent who were able to provide names, the top responses were Philippine State/State of the Philippines/United States of the Philippines (2 percent), Dinagat State/State of Dinagat/United States of Dinagat (2 percent), State of Davao/Davao State (2 percent), and State of Cavite/Cavite State/United States of Cavite (2 percent).

Highest awareness in Mindanao

Also based on the survey results, public awareness about a federal system of government was highest in Mindanao (37 percent), followed by Metro Manila (28 percent), Visayas (22 percent), and Balance Luzon (20 percent).

The awareness is slightly higher in rural areas (27 percent) compared to urban areas (24 percent).

The survey also showed that college graduates are most aware of the federal system (53 percent) followed by high school graduates (26 percent), non-elementary graduates (17 percent), and elementary graduates (16 percent).

SWS also said awareness is highest among Muslims (51 percent) followed by Iglesia ni Cristo members (37 percent), other Christians (32 percent) and Catholics (22 percent).

Support

As for support for the federal system, the results show it is highest in Mindanao with a very strong net agreement score of +43 (59 percent agree, 16 percent disagree). Metro Manila is at a neutral +7 (38 percent agree, 31 percent disagree), while Visayas is at a neutral +2 (32 percent agree, 30 percent disagree) and Balance Luzon at a neutral –8 (27 percent agree, 35 percent disagree).

Net agreement with the federal system was higher in urban areas at +11 (39% agree, 28% disagree), compared to rural areas at a +4 (34% agree, 30% disagree).

Meanwhile, support for a federal system of government was highest among college graduates at a +27 (50 percent agree, 23 percent disagree), followed by high school graduates at a +5 (37 percent agree, 32 percent disagree), non-elementary graduates at a +4 (28 percent agree, 24 percent disagree), and elementary graduates at a +3 (33 percent agree, 30 percent disagree).

Support for the federal system of government is highest among Muslims at a +47 (61 percent agree, 14 percent disagree), followed by other Christians at a +9 (35 percent agree, 26 percent disagree), Catholics at +4 (35 percent agree, 30 percent disagree, correctly rounded), and Iglesia ni Cristo members at +2 (39 percent agree, 37 percent disagree).

The SWS said support for the federal system of government "was directly related to people’s trust in Rodrigo Duterte, their satisfaction with his performance as President, and their satisfaction with the overall Duterte administration."

The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide — 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±3 percent for national percentages, and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao). —KBK, GMA News

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