MANILA, Philippines: About 11.1 million Filipino families or about 42 percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor in the first quarter of 2024 — a 'slight decrease' from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a survey by OCTA Research.The Tugon ng Masa survey, which was conducted from March 11 to 14, had 1,200 adult respondents. It had a ±3 percent error margin at a 95 percent confidence level.
'The 3 percent decrease, representing approximately 800,000 families, while modest, still represents a continuing downward trend in self-rated poverty observed since July 2023, when it was at 50 percent,' OCTA Research said.The same survey also found that those who experienced involuntary hunger at least once fell to 11 percent or about 2.9 million families in the first quarter of 2024.
Hungry Poor Pinoys In Q1 Survey
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