PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating fell during the third quarter of 2017, the Social Weather Stations says in its latest survey released on Saturday.
The Third Quarter 2017 SWS survey, conducted from Sept. 23 to 27, 2017, found 67 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 14 percent were undecided and 19 percent were dissatisfied with Duterte’s performance.
Compared with the June 2017 survey, the gross satisfaction with Duterte fell by 11 points from 78 percent, the gross undecided rose by four points from 10 percent, and gross dissatisfaction rose by seven points from 12 percent.
That gave a net satisfaction rating of +48 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), classified by SWS as good. This was 18 points below the very good +66 (78 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
Net Trust in Duterte also declined to a “Very Good” +60.
The September 2017 survey also found 73 percent of Filipinos with much trust, 15 percent undecided, and 12 percent with little trust in Duterte.
This gives a net trust rating of +60 (percent much trust minus percent little trust, correctly rounded), classified by SWS as very good.
This was a 15-point decline and one grade below the excellent +75 (82 percent much trust, 7percent little trust) in June 2017.
Duterte’s net trust rating was a moderate +16 when SWS first asked about it in December 2015. It stayed moderate from January 2016 to March 30-April 2, 2016, ranging from +13 to +29 before it went to a good +30 in April 18-20, 2016.
It went to a moderate +26 just before the May 9, 2016 elections and rose to a personal record-high of excellent +79 just days before his inauguration in June 30, 2016. It stayed excellent for five consecutive quarters before declining by one grade to very good +60 in September 2017.
The SWS terminology for Net Satisfaction and Net Trust Ratings: +70 and above, “excellent”; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”, +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”; -70 and below, “execrable”.
The 18-point decline in Duterte’s net satisfaction rating came amid the 15-point decline in his net trust rating between June and September 2017, which resulted from the declines in his net satisfaction ratings among both those with much trust and those with little trust in him.
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating fell by one grade from excellent to very good among those with much trust in him, at +69 in September 2017, down by 10 points from +79 in June 2017.
It fell by one grade from neutral to poor among those with little trust in him, at -38 in September, down sharply by 41 points from +3 (correctly rounded) in June.
It stayed moderate among those undecided about their trust or distrust in him, at +14 in September, up by 4 points from +10 in June.
By area, the President’s net satisfaction rating from June 2017 to September 2017 fell by 30 points in the Visayas, 22 points in Balance Luzon and 19 points in Metro Manila, while it stayed steady in Mindanao.
It stayed excellent in Mindanao, at +76 (82 percent satisfied, 6 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, hardly moving from +75 (83 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
However, it fell by two grades from excellent to good in the Visayas at +43 (64 percent satisfied, 21 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, down by 30 points from +73 (83 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
It fell by one grade from very good to good in Balance Luzon, at +36 (59 percent satisfied, 23 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 22 points from +58 (73 percent satisfied, 15 percent dissatisfied) in June.
It also fell by one grade from very good to good in Metro Manila, at +44 (68 percent satisfied, 24 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 19 points from +63 (77 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
The urban net satisfaction score of the President fell by one grade from very good to good at +48 (68 percent satisfied, 20 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, down by 20 points from +68 (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
Rural net satisfaction also fell by one grade from very good to good, at +47 (65 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 16 points from +63 (77 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
The President’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in class ABC, at +57 (70 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, 2 points below the +59 (65 percent satisfied, 6 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
However, it fell by one grade from very good to good in class D or the masa, at +49 (68 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in September, down by 17 points from +66 (78 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June.
It also fell by one grade from very good to good in class E, at +35 (61 percent t satisfied, 26 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 32 points from +67 (80 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June.
Duterte’s latest net satisfaction rating fell by one grade from very good to good among men, at +49 (68 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, down by 14 points from +63 (77 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
It also fell by one grade from very good to good among women, at +46 (65 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 23 points from +69 (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good among 25 to 34 year olds, at +53 (70 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied) in September 2017, although down by 14 points from +67 (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June 2017.
It also stayed very good among 45 to 54 year olds, at +53 (70 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in September, although down by 5 points from +58 (75 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
However, it fell by one grade from very good to good among those 55 years old and older, at +45 (64 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 23 points from +68 (78 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied) in June.
It fell by one grade from very good to good among 35 to 44 year olds, at +45 (66 percent satisfied, 21 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 27 points from +72 (82 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
It also fell by one grade from very good to good among 18 to 24 year olds, at +40 (63percent satisfied, 23percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 19 points from +59 (75 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in June.
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good among high school graduates, at +56 (72 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017, although down by 6 points from +62 (75 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June 2017.
However, it fell by two grades from excellent to good among college graduates, at +48 (67 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 28 points from +76 (83 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded) in June.
It fell by one grade from very good to good among elementary school graduates, at +38 (61 percent satisfied, 23 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 28 points from +66 (79 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June.
It fell by one grade from very good to good among non-elementary school graduates, at +41 (61 percent satisfied, 20 percent dissatisfied) in September, down by 27 points from +68 (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June.
The September 2017 Social Weather Survey was conducted from September 23-27, 2017 using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 600 in Balance Luzon, and 300 each in Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of +2.5 percent for national percentages, +4 percent for Balance Luzon, and +6 percent each for Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao).
The area estimates were weighted by Philippine Statistics Authority medium-population projections for 2017 to obtain the national estimates.
The Social Weather Survey items on public satisfaction with, and public trust in, the President are non-commissioned. They are included on SWS’s own initiative and released as a public service.
SWS terminology for Net Satisfaction and Net Trust Ratings: +70 and above, ‘‘excellent; +50 to +69, ‘‘very good;’’ +30 to +49, ‘‘good;’’ +10 to +29, ‘‘moderate,’’ +9 to 9, ‘‘neutral;’’
10 to 29, ‘‘poor;’’ 30 to 49, ‘‘bad;’’ 50 to 69, ‘‘very bad;’’ 70 and below, ‘‘execrable’’. SWS considers the movement from one classification to another as either an ‘‘upgrade’’ or ‘‘downgrade.’’
