80% ng mga Pinoy ay naniniwala na “the worst is over” sa pandemiya – SWS

Batay sa resulta ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, 80% ng mga Pilipino ay naniniwala na ang “worst” ng pandemiya ay tapos na.

Isinagawa ang nationwide survey noong Dec. 12 hanggang 16, 2021, kung saan, 1,440 sa mga respondents ang nagsasabi na “the worst is behind us” kahit tumaas ang kaso ng Covid-19 mula 38% noong Sept., umabot sa 80% noong Dec. 2021, isang record-high.

“This surpassed the previous record of 69 percent in November 2020,” sinabi ng SWS, batay sa ulat ng Manila Bulletin.

Dagdag pa ng SWS na ang Dec. 2021 percentage na nagsasabi na ” the worst of Covid-19 is over” ay umabot sa record-highs sa lahat ng area – 83% sa Mindanao, 82% sa Metro Manila, 81% sa Balance Luzon, at 75% sa Visayas.

“Compared to September 2021, those saying ‘the worst is behind us’ rose by 47 points from 34 percent in Balance Luzon, by 45 points from 37 percent in Metro Manila, by 39 points from 36 percent in the Visayas, and by 34 points from 49 percent in Mindanao,” sabi ng SWS.

“Conversely, those fearing ‘the worst is yet to come’ fell sharply from 60 percent in September 2021 to 19 percent in December 2021. This is the lowest since the 31 percent in November 2020,” dagdag nila.

Samantala ang mga tao na nagsasabi na “worst is yet to come” ay mas mataas sa Visayas (24%) kaysa sa Metro Manila (18%), Balance Luzon (17%), and Mindanao (17%). percent).

“Compared to September 2021, those saying ‘the worst is yet to come’ fell by 48 points from 65 percent in Balance Luzon, by 43 points from 61 percent in Metro Manila, by 38 points from 62 percent in the Visayas, and by 32 points from 49 percent in Mindanao,” batay sa SWS.

Worried over families catching Covid-19

Ipinakita rin sa survey na 88% ay nakakaranas ng great deal/somewhat worried na baka mahawaan ng Covid-19 ang kanilang mga pamilya.

Pero, ayon sa SWS, itong latest percentage sa mga taong nagsasabi na sila’y “a great deal or somewhat worried about catching Covid-19” ay mas mababa ng tatlong points kumpara noong Sept. 2021.

“The percentage of those a great deal/somewhat worried about catching COVID-19 is highest in the Visayas (94%), followed by Mindanao (91%), Metro Manila (87%), and Balance Luzon (84%).

(Manila Bulletin)