Fourth Quarter 2020 Social Weather Survey Items for the Department of Health: 85% of Filipino adults say their city/municipality can become a great place for walking and cycling
by Social Weather Stations |
Jan 29, 2021
10:29:39 PM
- 87% say local roads will be better if public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians are given priority over private vehicles
SWS Media Release (printer-friendly version here)
In view of a sponsor-authorized publication of commissioned items, SWS is disclosing the pertinent results and technical details for the public’s benefit.
Two survey questions about public and alternative forms of transportation, implemented within the November 21-25, 2020 Social Weather Survey, were sponsored by the Department of Health (DOH).
The survey found 85% of Filipino adults agreeing, 7% undecided, and 8% disagreeing that “it is possible for my city/municipality to become a great place for walking and cycling” [Chart 1].
This gives a net agreement score (% agree minus % disagree) of +77, classified by SWS very strong.
The survey also found 87% agreeing, 7% undecided, and 6% disagreeing that “the roads in Philippine cities and municipalities will be better off if public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians are given priority over private vehicles,” for a very strong net agreement of +81 [Chart 2].
The SWS terminology for net agreement: +50 and above, “Very strong”; +30 to +49, “Strong”; +10 to +29, “Moderate”, +9 to -9, “Neutral”; -10 to -29, “Poor”; -30 to -49, “Weak”; -50 and below, “Very weak”.
“Very strong” support for walking and cycling across demographics
Net agreement that “it is possible for my city/municipality to become a great place for walking and cycling” is very strong in all basic demographics.
It is higher in the Visayas (+85) and Balance Luzon (+82) than in Metro Manila (+75) and Mindanao (+62) [Chart 3].
It does not vary in urban (+78) and rural (+76) areas [Chart 4].
By class, it is higher among class ABC (+91) than among classes D (+78) and E (+68).
It is very strong across sex, age group, and educational level, ranging from +69 to +88 [Charts 5 and 6].
“Very strong” support for public and alternative forms of transportation
Net agreement that “the roads in Philippine cities and municipalities will be better off if public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians are given priority over private vehicles” is also very strong across the board.
It is higher in the Visayas (+88) and Metro Manila (+85) compared to Mindanao (+80) and Balance Luzon (+78) [Chart 7].
It is slightly higher in urban areas (+85) than in rural areas (+78) [Chart 8].
It is higher among classes D (+83) and ABC (+82) than among class E (+74).
It is very strong across sex, age group, and educational level, ranging from +74 to +90 [Charts 9 and 10].
Survey background
The Fourth Quarter 2020 Social Weather Survey, the first in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was conducted from November 21-25, 2020, 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. The sampling error margins are ±2.5% for national percentages, ±4% for Balance Luzon, and ±6% for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
The area estimates were weighted by the Philippine Statistics Authority medium-population projections for 2020 to obtain the national estimates.
The exact phrasing of the questions was:
Q34. Gaano po kayo sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa pangungusap na ito: “Posible para sa aking lungsod o munisipalidad na maging isang magandang lugar para sa paglalakad at pagbibisikleta”? (SHOWCARD: Lubos na sumasang-ayon, Medyo sumasang-ayon, Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi, Medyo hindi sumasang-ayon, o Lubos na hindi sumasang-ayon) [How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: ‘‘It is possible for my city or municipality to become a great place for walking and cycling”? (SHOWCARD: Strongly agree, Somewhat agree, Undecided if agree or disagree, Somewhat disagree, or Strongly disagree)]
Q35. Gaano po kayo sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa pangungusap na ito: “Ang mga kalsada sa mga lungsod at munisipalidad ng Pilipinas ay mas magiging maayos kung mas bibigyan ng prayoridad ang mga pampublikong transportasyon, mga bisikleta at pedestrian kaysa sa mga pribadong sasakyan”? (SHOWCARD: Lubos na sumasang-ayon, Medyo sumasang-ayon, Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi, Medyo hindi sumasang-ayon, o Lubos na hindi sumasang-ayon) [How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Roads in Philippine cities and municipalities will be better off if public transportation, bicycles and pedestrians are given priority over private vehicles”? (SHOWCARD: Strongly agree, Somewhat agree, Undecided if agree or disagree, Somewhat disagree, or Strongly disagree)]
SWS employs its own staff for questionnaire design, sampling, fieldwork, data processing, and analysis, and does not outsource any of its survey operations. This report was prepared by Christine Belle E. Torres, Leo S. Laroza, and Asherel Joy D. Zaide.
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