Pinoys' trust rating for US 'very good' but 'neutral' for China — SWS

Among four countries tested for public trust, Filipinos have the highest trust rating for the United States with "very good," according to the Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey.

The survey found a very good +60 net trust rating for the United States, good net trust ratings for Japan at +34, and Australia at +31, and a neutral -7 net trust rating for China.

The survey was conducted from December 16 to 19, 2018 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults aged 18 and above nationwide with sampling error margins of ±2.6% for national percentages, and ±5% each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

The rating stayed very good for the United States, at +60  with 71 percent much trust, 11 percent little trust. The change is minimal compared to the September 2018 survey in which rating was as +59.

Net trust rating rose by one grade from moderate to good for Japan, at +34 with 53 percent much trust, 19 percent little trust in December 2018, up by 6 points from +28 in September 2018.

The good rating for Australia at +31 with 49 percent much trust, 19 percent little trust in December 2018. The rating is down by 5 points from +36 in June 2018.

The SWS noted the rating is the lowest in over nine years, since the moderate +19 in September 2009.

Net trust rose from poor to neutral for China, at -7 with 31 percent much trust, 39 percent little trust in December 2018, up by 23 points from -16 in September 2018.

Filipinos' net trust rating for China has been positive in only 9 out of 48 surveys since SWS first surveyed it in August 1994. The survey reached as high as moderate +17 in June 2010 and as low as a bad -46 in September 2015. — BAP, GMA News