During the could 24 to 27 survey amount, SWS found that 51 % or concerning 10.3 million families rated themselves as poor, down from 55 % or 11.1 million households in March. The nationwide survey, initial printed on BusinessWorld, used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 respondents.
The respondents were asked: "Where would you place your family during this card?" A card with words "not poor," "on the road," and "poor" were shown to the respondents.
Self-rated poverty is highest in Mindanao with 65 %, followed by Visayas (57 percent), remainder of Luzon (43 percent), and 41 % in Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, the survey found that self-rated poverty is higher within the rural areas (61 percent) than within the urban areas (42 percent).
It additionally found that self-rated food poverty or people who said they're food-poor decreased from 45 to 39 % (9.1 million families to 7.9 million families).
For self-rated food poverty, the respondents were asked: "Based on the sort of food eaten by your family, where would you place your family on this card?" an analogous showcard with the alternatives "not poor", "on the line", "poor" was shown to the respondent.
Self-rated food poverty is highest in Mindanao with fifty three %, followed by 46% within the Visayas, 32 % within the remainder of Luzon and 25 % in Metro Manila
The median poverty threshold for poor families in Metro Manila increased from P12,000 to P15,000, and within the Visayas and Mindanao to P10,000 (from P8,000 and P7,000, respectively).
Meanwhile, the quantity declined from P ten,000 to P9,000 within the remainder of Luzon.
It additionally showed that median food-poverty thresholds increased to P7,000 from P6,500 in Metro Manila and to P5,000 in Mindanao and therefore the Visayas from P4,000 and P4,500, respectively.
However, it decreased to P4,500 from P5,000 within the remainder of Luzon.
