“The November 2020 percentage of those worried about catching COVID-19 surpassed the previous record of 87% (73% worried a great deal, 14% somewhat worried) in May 2020, when SWS first surveyed about it,” SWS said. “It is 6 points up from the 85% (63% worried a great deal, 22% somewhat worried) in September 2020,” it added. The heightened worry was found among all locales and in both sexes, as it increased in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; and among men and women. The previous worry-rate for the Visayas was at 84 percent, 80 percent for Mindanao, 87 percent for Balance Luzon, and 83 percent in Metro Manila. SWS maintains sampling error margins of ±2.5% for national percentages, ±4% for Balance Luzon, and ±6% for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 07, 2021 13:05 UTC