As 2004 Philippine Elections Near
More Filipinos Uncertain on Economic Prospects
On the survey question ‘What do you think will happen to our economy in 2004?' 44.27% said that they do not know, up from 22.66% in the previous quarter.
However, anticipating a change in administration, fewer respondents (25.39%) think that the economy will worsen compared with the third quarter 2003 results (33.33%).
IBON conducted the nationwide survey on December 1-14, 2003 involving 1,162 respondents and with a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.
Below is the tabulation of the survey results on the respondents' outlook on the national economy in 2004.
| What do you think will happen to our economy this coming 2004? |
|
4th Quarter 2003 |
3rd Quarter 2003 |
| Will improve |
7.40 |
7.53 |
| Will stay the same |
21.94 |
36.48 |
| Will worsen |
25.39 |
33.33 |
| Don't know |
45.27 |
22.66 |
|
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