Quality of Life

According to a survey done by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) between June 23 and July 1, 2024, 39% of adult Filipinos said that their quality of life got better over the past year, while 23% felt their life got worse. The remaining 37% said their life stayed the same. The term Net Gainers refers to the difference between those who feel their life improved (the “Gainers”) and those who feel their life worsened (the “Losers”). To compare, in the previous surveys conducted in March 2024 and December 2023, the Net Gainers score was lower, at +5, which is considered “fair.” In simpler terms: more people are saying their life got better than those who say it got worse, and this is seen as a positive trend by SWS. Education and Quality of Life Interestingly, the survey also found that people’s education level played a role in how they felt about their life improvements: Those with a college education had the highest Net Gainers score, at +21, which is “excellent.” People who finished junior high school had a score of +19, also very high. The data shows that the more educated a person is, the more likely they are to report that their life has improved in the past year. Read more in our articles including "SWS Survey Shows More Filipinos Feel Life Has Improved in 2024" and "TechLife Pad Pro 12-inch LTE Review".