Survey: 11.4M Filipino families see selves poor

MANILA, Philippines - An estimated 11.4 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, according to the fourth quarter 2014 survey of Social Weather Stations.

In survey conducted from November 27 to December 1, 52 percent of families consider themselves as "mahirap" or poor.

The survey also showed that 41 percent of families consider the food they eat as poor.

The December 2014 self-rated poverty rate is three points lower than the September rate of 55 percent.

The 2014 average self-rated poverty rate of 54 percent is above the 52 percent average of the past two years.

For the self-rated poverty, the respondents were presented a showcard with the choices "not poor," "on the line" and "poor" and were asked to place where their family would be.

A similar showcard was shown for the self-rated food poverty.

The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews of 1,800 adults, most questions directed to household heads.