Social Climate

Poverty is about the family

The survey question about Self-Rated Poverty (SRP), as implemented by Social Weather Stations (SWS), refers…

Multiple and variable opinions

Beliefs, values, attitudes and opinions can all be examined by surveys. Conceptually, they differ in…

Election race patterns

With respect to the recent senatorial race, I’m sticking to my position (see “Three types…

Three types of election surveys

A lot—meaning enough to cause statistically significant change—must have happened in the last week of…

Survey evaluation time

The pre-election survey work of Social Weather Stations (SWS) is done for the year. Our…

Maintaining survey freedom

The good news. With elections just nine days away, the good news is that the…

The most trusted Pope

The word trust, pagtitiwala in Filipino, is a puny word for public regard for Francis…

Trumpism: Heresy or Gospel?

Heresy is any belief or theory strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs (per…

Frank X. Lynch, SJ, centenary +4

Last Wednesday being the 104th birthday of the eminent social scientist Frank X. Lynch, SJ…

United against impunity

The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll on former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RRD), done…