Survey: 5 of 10 Pinoys expect nothing new about X’mas

Filipinos expect nothing new about celebrating the Christmas season this year. Results of a nationwide survey conducted by Pulse Asia from October 20 to 31 showed that 50 percent of 1,200 respondents believed that just like last year, the Christian festivity marking the birth of Jesus Christ would be “neither more nor less prosperous." This sentiment, according to Pulse Asia, “is most pronounced" in Metro Manila (57 percent), and among those from Class ABC (61 percent). “Least inclined to think this way," were respondents from the poorest socio-economic class E (42 percent), and the Visayans (43 percent) and the Mindanaoans (43 percent). Meanwhile, Pulse Asia said nearly the same percentages of Filipinos believed that this year’s Christmas season would be “either more prosperous" (27 percent) or “less prosperous" (23 percent) than last year. The survey also found out that those from Mindanao (38 percent) were the most optimistic about the Yuletide season “as they look forward to a more prosperous" Christmas this year. This optimism was however “least pronounced" among those from Luzon and Metro Manila, and Class ABC (21 to 24 percent), Pulse Asia said. - GMANews.TV