THE second district may not be necessarily the neediest contrary to the much hyped as the poorest in Bohol.
If the Bohol Poll 2022 is any gauge, all other districts could equal, if not, poorer than the second district.
In its survey February 28, 2022 to March 21, 2022, or four days before the local campaign took effect, Bohol Poll showed that the 3rd district posted 60% as poor, compared to second district’s 57% and balance of first district’s 58%.
Among group classes, class E of the respondents posted 91% with zero “not poor” and 9% “on the line.” Class D 60% are poor; 36% “on the line” and 5% “not poor.” Among the ABC class, only 28% said they are not poor; 20%, poor; and 53% “on the line.”
In Tagbilaran City with 100 respondents surveyed, 15% said they’re “not poor;” 44% “on the line,” and 41% considered themselves “poor.”
“A slight majority (57%) of the Boholano voters said that they are poor,” Bohol Poll said. But only 8% not poor and 35% are “on the line.” The poor category has increased slightly from 56% in 2019.
On employment, 3rd district got 49% of the people “not working;” second district, 32% (not working); and first district, 45% (not working). Total Bohol’s “not working” is 42%.
Third district got 49% “working;” second district, 65% and first district, 54% (working). Those “unpaid family worker” are 1st district, 1%; 2nd district, 3%; and 3rd district, 2%.
“Six out of ten (56%) of the Boholano voters are working while four out of ten (42%) are not. Very few (2%) voters are unpaid family workers.”
“Those who considered themselves poor said they need P15,000.00 per month so that they can surpass poverty. The same is true to those who considered themselves not poor who also need the same amount of P15,000.00 every month,” Bohol Poll said.
On unemployment rate, second district got 5%, lowest among the 1st and 3rd districts with 9% and 11%, respectively. (rvo)
