86% of adult Filipinos felt stress due to COVID-19 pandemic

A July 2020 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 86% of adult Filipinos experienced stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of those surveyed, 51% reported feeling 'great stress' and 35% felt 'much stress,' while 14% felt 'little or no stress.'

The survey also indicated that 20.9% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months, a slight increase from May 2020.

Families experiencing hunger reported higher levels of stress, with 62% feeling 'great stress,' although this percentage decreased slightly from 68% in May.

The proportion of Filipinos experiencing 'great stress' slightly decreased from May 2020, but the percentage feeling 'much stress' remained largely unchanged.

Stress levels were higher among families in Metro Manila and Visayas compared to other regions, and more pronounced among junior high school graduates.