The 92% hopeful about the coming 2009 is similar to the 91% posted in 2006 and in 2007. During 2000 to 2004, New Year hope has ranged from 81% to 95%.
In Germany, where the survey question originated, those expressing hope ranged from 31% to 58% in 1991 to 2002. German hope in the coming year has not exceeded 58% since 1991.
New Year Hope Widespread Across All Areas
Hopes for the New Year are high in all areas - 94% in Visayas, 92% in both Balance Luzon and Mindanao, and 89% in Metro Manila.
In Mindanao, hopefulness for the New Year slightly increased to 92% in 2008 from 87% in 2007.
Hopefulness for the New Year in Metro Manila slightly declined to 89% from the record-high 95% in 2007.
New Year hope in Balance Luzon barely changed to 92% from 91%, and stayed at 94% in Visayas.
New Year Hope Shared By All Classes
New Year hopes are high across socio-economic classes - 92% among the middle to upper classes ABC, 92% among the masa D class, and 90% among the very poor class E.
Hopefulness for the New Year slightly increased among classes ABC, from 88% in 2007 to 92% in 2008.
Compared to 2007, it did not change among class D at 92%, and class E, from 91% to 90%. Hope prevails even among the few with a sad Christmas
Among the 63% who expect a happy 2008 Christmas, 95% are entering the coming year with hope. However, even among the 8% who expect a sad Christmas, as many as 76% look forward to 2009 with hope.
The Fourth Quarter of 2008 Social Weather Survey was conducted over November 28 - December 1, 2008 using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults in Metro Manila, the Balance of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±2.5% for national percentages, ±6% for Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao, and ±4% for Balance Luzon). The area estimates were weighted by National Statistics Office medium-population projections for 2008 to obtain the national estimates.
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