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The number of Filipinos expecting a “happy” Christmas in 2022 has increased compared to the previous year, an SWS survey showed.

Nineteen percent, on the other hand, expect this year’s Christmas to be neither happy nor sad — which is three percent less than in 2021. SWS then observed through the survey that the percentage of those who expect a happy Christmas is 80 percent among those who will be attending in-person gatherings and 73 percent among those who will be traveling to visit their family and friends, and those who will not be doing so. In its survey, just two days before December 25, SWS found that 73 percent of its respondents expect a happy Christmas this year, which is eight percent higher than the 65 percent recorded in 2021.

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 73 percent of adult Filipinos are expecting this year's Christmas celebration to be “happy.”.

However, it is still six points below the pre-pandemic level of 79 percent in 2019,” SWS said in a statement. “The December 2022 survey found 49 percent saying Christmas is happier now than before the start of the Covid-19 crisis, 28 percent saying it is the same now as before, and 21 percent saying Christmas is not as happy now as before,” SWS said. SWS noted that those expecting a happy Christmas rose to majorities in all areas—highest in the Visayas at 78 percent (from 68 percent in 2021), followed by Mindanao at 75 percent (from 60 percent), Balance Luzon at 71 percent (from 67 percent), and Metro Manila at 71 percent (from 61 percent).

On the other hand, the survey found that 7% expect a sad Christmas — a 1% decrease from 2021— while 19% were impartial; neither happy nor sad.

73% of those surveyed by the Social Weather Stations said they looked forward to a happy Christmas this year.

SWS conducted the survey from December 10 to 14 where face-to-face interviews were conducted to 1,200 adults nationwide. This is higher than the 68% But the latest figure, however, is still lower than the pre-pandemic level of 79% recorded in 2019.

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Seven out of 10 adult Filipinos said in the non-commissioned survey that they anticipate this coming Christmas to be happy.

It dropped to a record-low 50% in 2020 before rising to 65% in 2021 and 73% in 2022." However, it was still 6 points below the pre-pandemic level of 79% in 2019," the SWS noted. On the other hand, 7 percent of those surveyed expect it to be "sad," and 19 percent expect it to be "neither happy nor sad."

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