Self-rated poverty declined to 43 percent from 48 percent in June, according to the OCTA survey conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
Self-rated hunger decreased to 11 percent in September from 16 percent in June.
In contrast, the third quarter survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS), conducted from Sept. 14 to 23, saw an increase in self-rated poverty and hunger.
Self-rated poverty increased by one point, from 58 percent in June to 59 percent, which matched the 59 percent obtained in June 2008.
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