Money is most preferred Valentine’s Day gift of Filipinos – SWS

MANILA, Philippines — Money tops the list of Valentine’s Day gifts that Filipinos prefer, according to the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) national survey released on Sunday.

The survey was done face-to-face with 1,200 adults nationwide: 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila), Visayas, and Mindanao, SWS added.

Following are the top 10 preferred gifts as the survey found out through the question: “What gift do you want to receive from your loved one this coming Valentine’s Day?”

• Money: 16%
• Love and companionship: 11%
• Flowers: 10%
• Apparel: 9%
• Any gift from the heart: 5%
• Mobile phone: 5%
• Watch and jewelry: 5%
• Good family relationship: 5%
• Food and grocery items: 3%
• Chocolates: 3%

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More women, or 19 percent of female respondents, wished for money than men at 12 percent.

However, more men asked for more clothes at 14 percent while women who wished for the same gift were only at 5 percent.

The survey, released three days before Valentine’s Day, also found that 58 percent of Filipinos were “very happy” with their love life.

The SWS likewise found that most married couples are “very happy” with their romantic life. The question asked was this: “Which phrase describes your love life? (Very happy, Could be happier, No love life?”

“The latest percentage of those very happy with their love life is the highest since the record-high 59% in 2011,” the SWS said.

Some 76 percent of married male respondents said they were “very happy,” while 67 percent of females gave the same response.

Meanwhile, 23 percent of respondents said they “could be happier” with their love lives while 19 percent have no love life.

The survey had a sampling error margin of ±2.8% for national percentages.