PFactors That Influence The Filipino Registered

Voters In Exercising Their Right To Vote

(From ages 18 - 71 - Based on the 2018 Barangay Elections in
Barangay Sinalhan, Santa Rosa, Laguna)
Submitted to :
Mr. Edward Solis, Mr. Jhoderson Torres, Mrs. Maria Irma Pulgo, Mrs. Gloria
Raquel and Mrs. Brenda Sampang

Submitted by:
Group # 1
Grade 10 - St. Francis of Assisi

Members:
Amurao, Desiree Mae C.
Balbieran, Carmel Kim L.
Benzon, Francine Lois T.
Guifaya, Presila Angelyn C.
Leyson, Francesca Andrea E.
Limas, Nicolo Keith T.
Mancenido, Lance Jose R.
Odiver, Raine Malachi H.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
I.​ ​INTRODUCTION
a. Background of the Problem
b. Statement of the Problem
c. Significance of the Study
d. Definition of Terms
II.​ ​METHODOLOGY
a. Research Design
b. Type of Research
c. Sampling Techniques
d. Scope and Delimitations
e. Sample of the Population
f. Materials and Methods of the Study
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
a. Summary of Findings
b. Conclusion
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
VII. APPENDICES
a. Materials and Methods of the Study
b. Raw Data/Tabular Results
 ABSTRACT
With the 2019 general elections fast approaching, the study was conducted to
determine the factors that influence the decision of voters to exercise their right to
vote. In order to gather the data needed, the group did a quantitative descriptive
research and they used a simple random sampling to obtain the sample size. The age
groups were divided into three: 18-35 years old, 36-53 years old, and 54-71 years old.
The group limited the respondents to 389 people to represent the population of 13, 969
from the residents of Barangay Sinalhan, Santa Rosa, Laguna. Out of 389 respondents,
148 people came from the youth with ages 18-35, 148 people also came from the
middle-ages of 36-54, and 93 people were the elderly. Results have shown that the top
two factors that influenced most respondents from all age groups is the requirement of
suffrage and that voting is a part of being an active citizen. They only had a slight
difference in the third major factor, wherein the youth believes that the power to
change the nation and to choose a rightful leader belongs to its citizens , and the
middle-aged and elderly respondents believed that exercising the right to vote is an
example of being an active citizen. Church documents such as the Compendium of the
Social Doctrine of the Church and the papal encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, stated that
it is the duty of a person to participate in electing rightful candidates for it is both a
right and a privilege. This study aims to call people’s attention to participate in political
activities such as elections. The group wants to make a new impression on politics ---
that it is constructive and unselfish. The team aims to link a connection between the
citizens and their leaders so both parties would be able to understand each other and
take action on whatever needs to be resolved and done, for the nation’s welfare and
development.
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
I.a.BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
Citizens of one’s country have always the right to choose whether to take part or
not in making decisions for the betterment of the country. This engagement paves the
way to the idea that each one should have the right to participate in the society, to
voice out his or her concerns, to defend his or her beliefs and way of thinking, and fulfill
his or her desires and interests. Major political participation manifests one’s right to vote
and stand for elections, freedom towards association and assembly, the right to join
and form organizations concerned with political affairs.
The right to vote of each person is considered as the most prominent and
participative means to express one’s freedom to choose leaders of our nation. It is the
manifestation of one’s principles and orientation. However, the right to vote also
requires qualifications to follow before these people are officially allowed to vote.
According to Section 2, Article 5 of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines, anyone is qualified to vote as long as they are at least eighteen years of
age, has resided in the Philippines for at least one year, and in the place wherein they
propose to vote for at least six months on or before the elections. As stated by Jeffrey
Hays in his article on the electoral system of the Philippines, voter participation is
typically around 70 to 80 percent. It is also stated in there that voters take up to 45
minutes each in waiting for their next turn, as the voting process is long. Voters are
stamped with indelible ink to keep them from voting twice.
People have different ways of thinking when asked about the reasons of why one
should exercise his or her right to vote. A lot of people, nowadays, have a certain
thinking that what he or she does can influence other person's behavior and way of
thinking. This idea manifests the principle of the people that if “I vote” then he or she
will also vote. This idea was found out to be wrong and unreasonable by some. The
other way of thinking calls for the idea that it is the duty of each person to vote.
However, this has a difference between fulfilling your duty as a citizen without
considering whoever candidate you will be choosing, may he or she either be righteous
or one of your favorites. Voting here is seen as something that needs to be fulfilled as a
responsibility, however, becoming critical thinkers on choosing a rightful leader and
obliging oneself towards voting are excluded from the idea of freedom to vote.
This study aims to determine the factors that influence the youth (18 - 35 years
old), middle - aged (36 - 53 years old) and the elderly (54 - 71 years old) Filipino
registered voters in exercising their right to vote. It focuses mainly on the influence of
factors on the participation of people when it comes to voting and explores the greatest
factors that influence the age groups as a whole and individually.
There are different perspective and principles on why people vote. There are
factors that influence them to vote that will be determined and discussed by this study.
I.b. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The main problem of the study is to assess the different factors that affect the
perspective of the youth, middle - aged and elderly Filipino registered voters in
exercising their right to vote.
This study answers the following questions:
1.) What factors influence the registered voters in each age group to exercise their
right to vote?
2.) What is the greatest factor in each age group?
- The government requires it therefore it is my responsibility to do so.
- I want my voice to be heard so that they will know my view on the nation’s
state.
- One of the candidates is a relative.
- I will benefit from the candidate I will vote (i.e. advocacies, programs that will
benefit me)
- I want to choose a rightful leader for our nation
- I believe that the power to change the nation and to choose the rightful leader
belongs to its citizens
- I want to be an active citizen
 - Other reasons: Please specify.
3.) In all age groups, which gender manifested the highest number who voted for
the greatest factor?

I.c SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study intends to call out people towards their engagement in political
activities specifically in political elections. It will be beneficial as it will open the minds of
the people to the essence of exercising their right to be heard and soon enough
encourage people with the importance of exercising their right to vote. This will be a
great platform in order to close or lessen the gap between generations in terms of
engagement in political activities and discussions that serves as a hindrance for better
understanding between the different age groups since after all they have experienced
different circumstances throughout the years and were born in different eras, have
different beliefs and way of thinking. The aim to determine the factors that influence
the perspective of the different age groups in exercising their right to suffrage enables
encouragement towards the people to critique and assess the influences of the factors
towards each age group in comparison with their own perspective of exercising their
right to vote. The group also aims to make a new impression on politics. Most people
think that it is dirty and is fraudulent. However, politics is about the people, it is a
process wherein people study and understand how a government works, how does the
society move towards growth and development, that it is not fraudulent nor deceptive,
but it’s constructive.
Researchers - This study will serve as a basis in conducting researches about the
factors influencing the youth, middle and elderly group in exercising their right to vote.
Students, middle - aged and elderly - This will be beneficial as it will give new and
extra information to students. This information will also be an effective mode of
preparation in developing students into becoming critical thinkers towards the
importance of their right to vote and also their engagement in political activities.
I.d. DEFINITION OF TERMS
➔ Admonitions - ​gentle or friendly reproof or counsel or warning against fault or
oversight
➔ Advantageous -​ involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the
chances of success or effectiveness; beneficial.
➔ Altruism​ - unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
➔ Candidate - ​a person who has submitted all the requirements given and
someone who passed all the qualifications that the COMELEC has set
➔ Citizenship - t​ he position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
(Oxford English Dictionary)
➔ Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church - ​a Church document
that provides an overview of its doctrine on a variety of social issues to help all
Christians work towards the common good
➔ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) -​ ​principal government agency tasked
by the Constitution to enforce and administer all laws and regulations concerning
the conduct of regular and special elections; constitutionally independent from
the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government to ensure the
conduct of free, fair and honest elections.
➔ Delimitations - ​shortcomings or boundaries that the researchers have set in
their study
➔ Descriptive - d
​ escribing or classifying in an objective and nonjudgmental way.
➔ Elderly - ​the people with the ages of 54 to 71 years whom the researchers have
considered as the elderly group
➔ Electoral Survey - ​it contains informations about voting
➔ Hypothesis - ​proposed conclusion made on the limited basis stated
➔ Influences -​ having an effect on a character, behavior, development, and laws
enacted and issued by the head of state (the President)decision of one human
being
➔ Middle-aged ​- the people with the ages 36 to 53 years whom the researchers
have considered as the middle-aged group
➔ Politics - ​academic study of government and state; activities associated with
governance of a country or an area; management of government
➔ Politician​ - someone who is professionally involved in politics, most likely to
hold an elected office
➔ Presidential Decree -​ a rule of law made by the head of state or the President
➔ Presidential Election - ​it is the election of the president, vice president, and
other politicians ; it is held every 6 years, 3 years after the Congress, Senate and
local elections.
➔ Private Sector - p
​ art of national economy that is not under direct government
control.
➔ Public Sector - ​part of national economy that is managed and controlled by the
government
➔ Quantitative - ​a process by which a number or quantity of something is being
measured.
➔ Questionnaire - ​a set of q
​ uestions​ for obtaining statistically useful or personal
information from individuals (Merriam Webster Dictionary)
➔ Registered Voter -​ ​a person who has recorded his name in the voting register
and is entitled legally to cast a vote.
➔ Scope - t​ he extent of the subject matter to which data is relevant
➔ Simple Random Sampling​ - a technique wherein every item has an even
chance to be selected in the process of selection
➔ Subsidiarity -​ as defined by the Catholic Social Teaching, what individuals can
achieve and accomplish by their own initiative and efforts should not be taken
from them by a higher authority; this follows the principle of giving credit to
whom credit is due.
➔ Suffrage - ​the right of vote given to all adults, men and women, also called as
universal suffrage.
➔ Survey - ​a process of gathering information from a sample of people, used to
generalize results from the larger population
➔ Unemployed - ​a person without a paid job occupation but is capable of working
➔ Voting - ​a process wherein someone registers his or her vote to follow a
particular course, or for a candidate to gain or lose a position
➔ Youth - t​ he people with the ages of 18 to 35 years whom the researches have
considered as the youth group
 CHAPTER 2
Related Literature
Psychologists have asked whether humans have instincts and if so what kind
and how many. More than a century ago, psychologists William James (1890) and
William McDougall (1908) asserted that humans have instincts that foster survival and
social behavior. Your perceptions are affected by your needs. So, the area of person
perception must take into account not only social perceptions but social memories and
motives as well. “People are more successful persuading you if you like them or see
them as similar to yourself… Salespeople, politicians, and others also try to emphasize
the ways in which they are similar to you.” Civilization is based on the concept of
reciprocation, that states: “If you do me a favor, then I owe you one.” However, it is
possible to misuse this principle. An example is “vote buying”, wherein the people do
the favor of voting for a politician with an exchange of a certain amount of money,
expecting good service and interactions, only to find that the politician barely does
anything for the people’s needs.

On the other hand, according to some psychologists and political scientists, many
people see voting as a form of altruism or as a role of self - expression and a habitual
behaviour. “We can think of voting as an expression of the self - concept”, says​ Florida
Atlantic University's Dr. Kevin Lanning, PhD​. He sees his determination to vote as an
affirmative act that underscores his membership in the larger group. He even added,
“The act of voting is an expression of who I am.” Others are motivated to vote because
of the idea that they want to “fit in”. Dr. Bruce Meglino, PhD of the University of South
Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, identifies voting as a behavior included in
social admonitions, given that voting has more costs than benefits which makes highly
rationally self-interested people not bother to vote.

Many people see voting in three ways: as a duty, a privilege and a right. However,
majority of the people see this political participation as a duty and privilege more than
considering it as a right. The idea that exercising one’s right to vote is a privilege comes
from people who have fought hard in the past in different events such as war and
legislative battles. It is a privilege to be granted this right to vote and it is one’s
responsibility to vote in honor of those who have put their lives on the end of the line in
order to protect one’s right and freedom of exercising their right to vote (Searcy, 2011).

Voting is the cornerstone of being an active citizen. It is about encouraging people to

engage in political activities such as political campaigns and significantly, voting. It is a
way to fulfill your active presence within the community. For instance, a certain
person helps other people to register in online voting polls to encourage them to vote.
Being an active citizen also calls for an assurance that his or her voice needs to be
heard. It means that this particular person assures that his or her concerns are
addressed through exercising his or her right to vote. (Ziptopia, 2018)

CATHOLIC SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Chapter 4 - Principles of the Church’s Social Doctrine, Article 5, Section 189:
Participation
The characteristic implication of subsidiarity is participation, which is expressed
essentially in a series of activities by means of which the citizen either as an individual
or in association with others, whether directly or through representation contributes to
the cultural, economical, political and social life of the civil community to which he
belongs . Participation is a duty to be fulfilled consciously by all with responsibility and
with a view to the common good.
In this perspective it becomes absolutely necessary to encourage participation
above all the most disadvantaged, as well as the occasional rotation of political leaders
in order to forestall the establishment of hidden privileges.
Moreover, strong moral pressure is needed so that the administration of public
life will be the result of the shared responsibility of each individual with regard to the
common good.
 This states that participation in voting is both a duty and a power of the citizens.
It is a responsibility and a privilege. It can also affect the way the government works.
Chapter 4 - Principles of the Church’s Social Doctrine​, Article 5, Section 190:
Participation
Participation in community life is not only one of the greatest aspirations of the
citizen called to exercise freely and responsibly his civic role with and for others but is
also one of the pillars of all democratic orders and one of the major guarantees of the
permanence of the democratic system.

Participation can be achieved in all the different relationships between the citizen
and institutions: to this end, particular attention must be given to the historical and
social contexts in which such participation can truly be brought about. In this regard, all
those attitudes that encourage in citizens an inadequate or incorrect practice of
participation or that cause widespread disaffection with everything connected with the
sphere of social and political life are a source of concern and deserve careful
consideration. For example, one thinks of attempts by certain citizens to “make deals”
with institutions in order to obtain more advantageous conditions for themselves as
though these institutions were at the service of their selfish needs; or of the practice of
citizens to limit their participation to the electoral process in many cases reaching the
point where they even abstain from voting.

This states that voting, and the participation in it, affects both the citizens and
the government, and that the results of the voting and the chosen officials is dependent
on the choices made by the people.
Chapter 4 - Principles of the Church’s Social Doctrine, Article 4, Section 185:
The Principle of Subsidiarity
​“S
​ ubsidiarity is among the most constant and characteristic directives of the
Church's social doctrine​ and has been present since the first great social encyclical. It is
impossible to promote the dignity of the person without showing concern for the family,
groups, associations, local territorial realities; in short, for that aggregate of economic,
social, cultural, sports-oriented, recreational, professional and political expressions to
which people spontaneously give life and which make it possible for them to achieve
effective social growth. This is the realm of​ civil society​, understood as the sum of the
relationships between individuals and intermediate social groupings, which are the first
relationships to arise and which come about thanks to “the creative subjectivity of the
citizen”. This network of relationships strengthens the social fabric and constitutes the
basis of a true community of persons, making possible the recognition of higher forms
of social activity.”
Chapter 8 - The Political Community, Article 4, Section 413: The Democratic
System
"Political parties have the task of fostering widespread participation and making
public responsibilities accessible to all. Political parties are called to interpret the
aspirations of civil society, orienting them towards the common good, offering citizens
the effective possibility of contributing to the formulation of political choices. They must
be democratic in their internal structure, and capable of political synthesis and planning.
​Another instrument of political participation is the referendum, whereby a form
of direct access to political decisions is practiced. The institution of representation in
fact does not exclude the possibility of asking citizens directly about the decisions of
great importance for social life."

Chapter 8 - The Political Community, Article 4, Section 414: The Democratic

System
"Information is among the principal instruments of democratic participation.
Participation without an understanding of the situation of the political community, the
facts and the proposed solutions to problems is unthinkable. It is necessary to
guarantee a real pluralism in this delicate area of social life, ensuring that there are
many forms and instruments of information and communications. It is likewise
necessary to facilitate conditions of equality in the possession and use of these
instruments by means of appropriate laws. Among the obstacles that hinder the full
exercise of the right to objectivity in information, special attention must be given to the
phenomenon of the news media being controlled by just a few people or groups.
This has dangerous effects for the entire democratic system when this
phenomenon is accompanied by ever closer ties between governmental activity and the
financial and information establishments."

The democratic system states that the decisions of the government will affect
the people greatly. It is the duty of the government to guide the citizens of the right
thing to do, so is creating laws that will be of the welfare of the people. They should
encourage the citizens to participate in political activities like voting, but should not
force them if they do not want to.

Quadragesimo Anno, 79 - Principle of Subsidiarity

“As history abundantly proves, it is true that on account of changed conditions
many things which were done by small associations in former times cannot be done
now save by large associations. Still, that most weighty principle, which cannot be set
aside or changed, remains fixed and unshaken in social philosophy: Just as it is gravely
wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and
industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a
grave evil and disturbance of right order to assign to a greater and higher association
what lesser and subordinate organizations can do. For every social activity ought of its
very nature to furnish help to the members of the body social, and never destroy and
absorb them.”
 CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
​This chapter includes the research methodology. Furthermore, this chapter
outlines the research design, type of research, sampling techniques, sample of
population, scope and delimitations of the study, research setting and materials and
methods of the study.

III.a. RESEARCH DESIGN

The researchers used and conducted a survey research in a certain area to
determine the factors affecting Filipino registered voters in exercising their right to vote.
Only a sample of the whole population is surveyed and results are expected to be
generalized to the entire population. Survey research is an especially useful approach
when a researcher aims to describe or explain features of a very large group or groups.
This type of research design is best used to quickly gain information and results from a
large group or population given the short amount of time for the data to be examined.

III.b. TYPE OF RESEARCH

The researchers used a quantitative descriptive research in which they used
surveys in order to gather data determining the factors that influence the decision of
the Filipino registered voters in exercising their right to vote. With this kind of research,
the researchers were able to focus and examine the relationship of the three age
groups and the factors that influence their perspective in exercising their right to vote.
This relation was shown through statistics such as the difference between the number
of voters who voted for a specific factor. The greatest factor that influence the
perspective of the youth, middle age and elderly groups to assert their right was further
examined.
III.c. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
The sampling method that the team used was simple random sampling. This kind
of sampling was used in order to obtain the sample size to represent the of whole
population. It is used in getting the sample size of a wide range of population. The
selection process of this sampling remains unbiased since members should result as
representative samples. However, findings of the results can be generalized due to its
little relation of bias and representativeness (​Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A.
2012)
The samples were divided into three groups, the youth ( 18 to 35 years old), middle
aged group (36 to 53 years old) and elderly group (54 to 71 years old). This sampling
technique was used to obtain data from all 389 respondents.

III.d. SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

This study encompasses the factors that influence the perspective of filipino
registered voters in youth, middle and elderly groups in exercising their right to vote
through the use of survey disseminated to the respondents of Barangay Sinalhan, Santa
Rosa Laguna from ages 18 to 71 years old. The respondents surveyed were only
registered voters. The range for the age bracket was only limited until 71 years old
since people ranging above 71 years old are most likely not to participate anymore in
voting. The team limited the number of respondents to 389 people in order to represent
the sample size of the population. They were not be able to gather the number of
registered voters per age group since barangay offices do not have tallies for that kind
of data. The team was also supposed to get that data from the Commission on
Elections but it was not made available due to Republic Act No. 10173 or Data Privacy
Act of 2012 The range of the source of respondents was limited only in one barangay in
Santa Rosa Laguna. Due to a short span of time given, the group was not able to
conduct a survey to the majority of the population of the barangay.
III.e. SAMPLE OF THE POPULATION
The team used Slovin’s formula with a margin of error of five percent. The sample
size of the population was accumulated from the total population of 13, 969 registered
voters. The resulting number of the sample size of the population was three hundred
eighty - nine respondents who are registered voters. A total of 148 copies of the survey
were distributed to respondents ranging from 18 to 35 years old, 148 copies distributed
to respondents ranging from 36 to 53 years old and 92 copies distributed to
respondents ranging from 54 to 71 years old in Barangay Sinalhan, Santa Rosa,
Laguna.

​Ages Sample Percentage

18-35 148 38.30%

36-53 148 38.05%

54-71 93 23.65%

Total 389 100%

Solution:

n = number of samples n = number of samples

N = total population N = 13, 969
e = margin of error e = 5% = 0.05

N
Slovin’s formula: n =
1 + Ne 2
 The equivalent percentage of samples were obtained by dividing each sample
sizes of the age groups to the total sample population. The quotient will then be
multiplied by 100.

RESEARCH SETTING
The research was executed in Barangay Sinalhan, Santa Rosa Laguna.

III.f MATERIALS AND METHODS OF THE STUDY

“​Factors That Influence The Filipino

Registered Voters In Exercising Their Right
To Vote”
Grade 10 Students from Canossa School

Survey Questions
- Pangalan(optional):​ __________________
​ ______________
- Edad:__
- Kasarian

☐ Babae ☐ Lalaki
- Katungkulan

☐ Mag-aaral ☐Empleyado(Pampubliko/Pampribado
☐ Self -Employed ☐ Walang Trabaho
- Isa ka bang rehistradong botante?

☐ Oo ☐ Hindi dahilan:_______________
- Bumoto ka ba noong nakaraang Halalan 2018?

☐ Oo ☐ Hindi
-Kung hindi, anong taon ka huling nakilahok sa halalan?

☐ 2016 ☐2007
☐2013 ☐Others:________
☐2010

- Kung Oo, Bakit ka bumoto?

☐Dahil ito ay karapatan ko at ito ay kinakailangan kong gawin
☐Dahil gusto kong marinig ang aking boses para malaman nila ang
aking pananaw.
☐Dahil kamag - anak ko ang isa sa mga kandidato.
☐Dahil makakatanggap ako ng benepisyo sa kandidatong aking
Iboboto.
☐Dahil naniniwala ako na nasa kapangyarihan ng mamamayan ang pagbabago sa bansa at makapili ng karapat -
dapat na mamamahala
☐Dahil gusto kong makapili ng maayos na mamamahala sa bayan.
☐Dahil gusto kong makilahok sa pagiging aktibong mamamayan
☐Iba pang rason: ________________________________

A questionnaire was formulated entitled as “Factors That Influence The Filipino

Registered Voters In Exercising Their Right To Vote”. The questions tackled the topic of
personal profiles, voting informations, elections, and factors influencing their right to
vote were asked in the questionnaire.

The questionnaire has eight (8) sections:

- (1) This section is about the respondent’s name. Answering the question
may be optional for the privacy of the respondent.
- (2) This section contains the age of the respondent. Age brackets of 18 -
35, 36 - 53 and 54 - 71 were presented in the survey. The researchers
also stated to also put their specific age.
- (3)This section includes the sex of the respondent. It has the options of:
- Male
- Female
- (4) This section is about the occupation of the respondent. It has the
options of:
- Student
- Employed (Private Sector)
- Employed (Public Sector)
- Unemployed
- Self-employed.
- (5) This section covers being a registered voter. It has the options of ‘yes’
or ‘no’.
- (6) This section asks the respondents if they voted in the Elections last
2018. It has the options of ‘yes’ or no’.
 - (7) This section is about the last time they voted, if their answer to the
previous question is no. It also tackles the reason why the respondent
wasn’t able to vote during the Elections last 2018. It has the options of
‘yes’ or ‘no’. There is space allotted for the year they last participated in
elections.
- (8) This section encompasses the reason why the respondent chose to
vote. It has six different sections. There is also space for the reason why
the respondent chose to vote that is not included in the given options. It
has the options of:
- The government requires it therefore it is my responsibility to do so
(Dahil ito ay karapatan ko at ito ay kinakailangan kong gawin)
- I want my voice to be heard so that they will know my view on the
nation's state (Dahil gusto kong marinig ang aking boses para
malaman nila ang aking pananaw. )
- One of the candidate/s is/are my family members (Dahil kamag -
anak ko ang isa sa mga kandidato. )
- I will benefit from the candidate that I will vote (i.e. advocacies,
programs that will benefit me) (Dahil makakatanggap ako ng
benepisyo sa kandidatong aking iboboto.)
- I want to choose a rightful leader for our nation (Dahil gusto kong
makapili ng maayos na mamamahala sa bayan. )
- I want to be an active citizen. (Dahil gusto kong makilahok sa
pagiging aktibong mamamayan)
- Other reasons: Please specify

The group distributed the questionnaires to the chosen three hundred eighty -
nine respondents of Barangay Sinalhan, Santa Rosa Laguna. Three hundred eighty -
nine (389) copies of the questionnaires were successfully distributed to the three
hundred eighty - nine respondents of Barangay Sinalhan. The distribution and
completion of the questionnaires were executed during weekends and after-school
hours. The whole survey was completed in five (5) days, including the weekends and
after-school hours. The researchers went house-to-house, got respondents from
bypassers to whom they asked for consent before getting a response for their survey
which took a few minutes. Most of the time, they do the writing for the respondents as
the majority of the respondents are bypassers. The survey took only few minutes to be
answered and was successfully returned. During the survey, the team was able to
interview some respondents regarding their concerns to the government.
Documentation was done with permission from the respondents. The surveys were
tallied for presentation and further analysis of data.
 CHAPTER 4
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter includes the data gathered and interpretations of the results in the study
of factors influencing the Filipino registered voters in exercising their right to vote. In
this chapter the results are presented in graphs and tables per problem.

Figure 3.1 Percentage of Population Sample per age group

Figure 3.1 showed the whole population, sample sizes and equivalent percentage of
each strata. As shown in the data, each strata represents the different age bracket of
the youth (18 to 35 years old), middle-aged (36- 53 years old) and elderly (54 - 71
years old) with the different assigned number of population for each age group 160,
160 and 100 respondents respectively. The youth (18 - 35 years old) manifested the
highest number of sample size in the population with 148 respondents equivalent to
38.30% of the whole population followed by the middle-aged group with 148
respondents equivalent to 38.05% of the whole population . The elderly group
manifested the lowest number of sample size of 93 respondents equivalent to 23.65%
of the whole population. The data accumulated a total sample size of 389 respondents.

Problem 1:

What factors influence the decision of each age group in exercising their right to vote?

Figure 3.2 Over - all Combined Percentage of Factors influencing the three age groups

This figure shows the combined number of respondents per chosen factor coming from
the three age groups, the youth (18 - 35 years old), middle - aged (36 - 53 years old)
and the elderly (54 - 71 years old) . The majority of the respondents which sum up to a
total of 161 (41.4%) choose to vote because it is their responsibility to engage in
political elections with the need to fulfill the requirements given by the government.
85(21.9%) respondents said that they want to choose a rightful leader for our nation,
46 (11.8%) respondents decide to vote in order to become active citizens of the
community, 38 (9.8%) respondents think that voting will be a means to let their voices
be heard, 27 (6.9 %) respondents believe that the power to change the nation and to
choose the rightful leader belong to its citizens, 14 (3.6%) respondents specified other
reasons on why they vote, 13 (3.3%) respondents prefer to vote since they will receive
benefits from the candidate they voted for. Among the factors, the minority of the
respondents which sums up to 5 (1.3%) respondents coming from the three age groups
choose to vote since one of the candidate is likely to be their relative.

Figure 3.3 Factors affecting the youth (18 - 35) Filipino registered voters in exercising
their right to vote.
This figure shows the number of youth registered voters who voted for the following
reasons to answer the question why they vote. The results show that the greatest
factor is that it is the responsibility of the people and it is required by the government
accumulating a number of 43 respondents (29.1%) , followed by the factor of choosing
a rightful leader for our nation with 35 respondents (23.6%), 19 respondents (12.8%)
believe that the power to change the nation and to choose the rightful leader belongs
to its citizens, 18 respondents (12.2%) want their voice to be heard, 12 respondents
(8.1%) want to be active citizens, 11 respondents (7.4%) specified other reasons why
they vote. 5 respondents (3.4%) said that they will benefit from the candidate that they
will vote for and 5 respondents (3.4%) said that one of the candidates is their family
member.

Figure 3.4 Factors affecting the middle - aged (36 - 53) Filipino registered voters in
exercising their right to vote.
This figure shows the number of middle aged registered voters who voted for the
following reasons to answer the question why they vote. The results show that there
are 70 respondents (47.3%) who vote because it is their responsibility and it is required
by the government, 27 respondents (18.2%) want to choose a rightful leader for our
nation, 22 respondents (14.9 %) said that they want to be active citizens, 15
respondents (10.1%) said they want their voice to be heard, 6 respondents (4.1%) said
that they will benefit from the candidate that they will vote for, 6 respondents (4.1%)
believe that the power to change the nation and to choose the rightful leader belong to
its citizens and 2 respondents (1.4%) specified other reasons.
Figure 3.5 Factors affecting the elderly (54 - 71) Filipino registered voters in exercising
their right to vote.

This figure shows the number of middle aged registered voters who voted for the
following reasons to answer the question why they vote. 48 respondents (51.6%) said
that the reason why they vote is because it is their responsibility and it is required by
the government, 23 respondents (24.7%) want to choose a rightful leader, 12
respondents (12.9%) want to be active citizens, 5 respondents (5.4%) said that they
want their voice to be heard, 2 respondents (2.2%) said that they will benefit from the
candidate that they will vote for, 2 respondents (2.2%) believe that the power to
change the nation and to choose the rightful leader belong to its citizens and one
respondent (1.1%) specified other reason.
Figure 3.6 Factors affecting the youth, middle aged and elderly (18 - 71 ) Filipino
registered voters in exercising their right to vote.

This figure shows that among the three age groups, majority of the respondents see
voting as a responsibility that needs to be fulfilled as it is required by the government.
The least factor that influences the minority of the respondents from the three age
groups varies. The least factor that manifests in the all of the age groups is the option
of having one of the candidates as their family or relative.

Figure 3.7 Percentage of voters from the youth, middle -aged and elderly group who
voted for the factor “The government requires it, therefore it is my responsibility to do
so”

The figure shows the overall population of 161 respondents from the three age
groups who see voting as a responsibility that needs to be fulfilled as it is required by
the government. The middle - aged group presents the highest number of voters who
voted for the said factor which amounts to 70 respondents equivalent to 43.5% of the
population followed by the elderly group with 48 respondents equivalent to 29.8% of
the total population . The youth (18 - 35 years old) group presents the least number of
voters with 43 respondents which is equivalent to 26. 7% of the whole population.

Problem 3:

In all age groups, which gender manifested the highest number who voted for the
greatest factor?
Figure 3.8 P​ ercentage of male voters who voted for the factor “The government
requires it, therefore it is my responsibility to do so”

Figure 3.9 P​ ercentage of female voters who voted for the factor “The government
requires it, therefore it is my responsibility to do so”

This figure shows that among the population of female voters from the three age
groups, 29.6% of the population of female registered voters voted for the greatest
factor. On the other hand, 28.8% of the population of the male voters from the three
age groups voted for the greatest factor. The results show that when both sex, male
and female are compared, basing from the population of female and male registered
voters, the female registered voters had the highest number of respondents who voted
for the greatest factor. The female voters covered 29.6% of the total population of
female registered voters while the male accumulated 28.8% of the total population of
male registered voters who voted for the greatest factor.
 CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION
This chapter includes the summary of finding and conclusion based on the results and
data gathered. It discusses the recommendations for future researchers regarding the
improvements of the research.

Summary of Findings
1. Out of 13,969 registered voters in Barangay Sinalhan, 389(2.78%) people
responded to our survey.
2. From 389 respondents, 148(38.05%) are from ages 18-35 years old and 36-53
years old and 93(23.91%) are from 54-71 years old
 ​3a.​ Among 148 respondents from ages 18-35 years old, 43(29.05%) people believe
that it is their responsibility to vote and it is required by the government, 35(23.65%)
people vote because they want to choose a rightful leader, 19(12.84%) people believe
that the power to change the nation and to choose the rightful leader belongs to its
citizens, 18(12.16%) people want their voice to be heard, 12 people vote because they
want to be an active citizen, 11(7.43%) people voted for other reasons not specified in
the questionnaire such as, to secure themselves a valid government id, 5(3.39%)
people said that one of the candidates is their family member, and 5(3.39%) people
believe that they will get benefits from the candidates that they will vote.
​ 3b. F
​ rom 148 respondents of ages 36-53 years old, 70 (47.30%) people believe
that it is their responsibility to vote and it is required by the government. 27 (18.24%)
people vote because they want to choose a rightful leader, 22 people vote because they
want to be an active citizen, 15 (10.14%) people want their voice to be heard, 6
(4.05%) people believe that the power to change the nation and to choose the rightful
leader belongs to its citizens, 6 (4.05%) people believe that they will get benefits from
the candidates that they will vote, 2 (1.35%) people voted for other reasons not
specified in the questionnaire such as, to secure themselves a valid government ID, and
0 (0%) people said that one of the candidates is their family member.
​ 3c.​ And lastly from 93 respondents of ages 54-71 years old, 48(51.61%) people
believe that it is their responsibility to vote and it is required by the government, 23
(24.73%) people vote because they want to choose a rightful leader, 12 (12.9%)
people vote because they want to be an active citizen, 5 (5.38%) people voted because
they want their voice to be heard, 2(2.15%) people believe that the power to change
the nation and to choose the rightful leader belongs to its citizens, 2(2.15%) people
believe that they will get benefits from the candidates that they will vote, 1(1.08%)
person voted for other reasons not specified in the questionnaire such as, to secure
themselves a valid government ID, and 0 (0%) people said that one of the candidates
is their family member.
 4a. ​From 389 respondents in all age groups, the majority of it, which sums up to
161(41.4%) respondents, vote because they believe that it is their responsibility and it
is required by the government, and minority of it which sums up to 5(1.3%)
respondents, vote because one of the candidates is their relative.
​ 5.​ 29.6% of the total population of female registered voters and 28.8% of the
total population of male registered voters from the three age groups voted for the
greatest factor.

Conclusion
The group’s goal in this study is to find out the factors that influenced the voters to
exercise their right to vote. The researchers have narrowed down the three major
factors from a list of seven based on the people’s responses in our survey. Among the
three, the most common reason of why people vote is because of their accountability to
their right to vote and this is true for all three age groups. Also all three age groups
have similar views when it comes to the second major reason. However, they differ
when it comes to their third major reason. The youth or the people within the age
group of 18 - 35 years old believes that the power to change the nation and to choose
a rightful leader belongs to the citizens. While the middle aged and elderly or those who
belong to the age group of 36 - 71 years old think that exercising their right to vote is
an example of being an active citizen. Among the male and female registered voters, it
was found out that the female registered voters had the highest number of respondents
who voted for the greatest factor.

Recommendations
1​. Although the resources are enough in order to reach the goal, some of the plans to
broaden the topic were disregarded due to some factors:
 ● The data for the number of registered voters per age range in barangays was
not available in offices
● Data from the Commission on Elections was not available due to the Data Privacy
Act of 2012
● Lack of time
● Short range of sources of respondents
2​. Having ample time and resources can help in improving the research.
3​. Knowing first if handing out surveys is allowed and appropriate in that environment
is essential before making a start in approaching people. Take caution in approaching
people because it might invade one’s privacy without knowing. People may also suspect
you as a person who asks for solicitations or as a person who campaigns for someone,
especially if you will conduct the survey during the campaign period for candidates. It
will be better to wear your IDs.
4​. Distributing surveys through the social media may be convenient since there is no
need to do it manually and most people have access to it so the survey would have
more engagements online. In this research, the group focused on three factors that
affect registered voters. If one is interested in discussing more factors, widening the 5.
5​. In terms of the registered voters, this research encourages to use their right for it is
very important to the country. Giving up your vote means giving up your voice to make
an opportunity for change.

Appendices
Raw Tabular Results
 The I want my One of the I will benefit I want I believe I want Other total
governmen voice to be candidate/ from the to that the to be reasons
t requires heard so s is/are candidate choose power to an
it therefore that they my family that I will a change the active
it is my will know members vote (i.e. rightful nation and citizen
responsibili my view advocacies, leader to choose
ty to do so on the programs for our the rightful
nation's that will nation leader
state benefit me) belongs to
its citizens

18-35 43 18 5 5 35 19 12 11 148

36-53 70 15 0 6 27 6 22 2 148

54-71 48 5 0 2 23 2 12 1 93

total 161 38 5 13 85 27 46 14 389

The Voice Candida Benefit Choose a Believe Active Others

govt to be tes - from the rightful the citizens
heard family candidat leader power to
membe e change
r

F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M

18 -35 28 15 11 7 4 1 4 1 18 17 16 3 5 7 9 2

36 -53 43 27 10 5 0 0 1 5 13 14 6 0 12 10 1 1

54 -71 31 17 4 1 0 0 1 1 13 10 2 0 10 2 1 0
Youth (18 - 35 years old)

The Voice Candid Benefit Choose Believe Active Others Total

govt to be ate - from a the citizen
heard family candid rightful power
memb ate leader to
er change

F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M

Stude 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 18
nt

Self - 5 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 25
emplo
yed

Privat 9 7 8 3 1 1 2 1 6 7 8 1 2 3 3 2 64
e
Emplo
yee

Public 8 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 28
emplo
yee

Unem 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 13
ploye
d

Middle - aged (36 - 53 years old)

The Voice Candid Benefit Choose Believe Active Others Total

govt to be ate - from a the citizen
heard family candid rightful power
 memb ate leader to
er change

F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M Total

Student 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Self - 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 5 4 1 1 47
employ
ed

Private 12 8 7 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 3 2 0 0 45
Employ
ee

Public 8 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 40
employ
ee

Unempl 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 16
oyed

Elderly (54 - 71 years old)

The Voice Candida Benefit Choose Believe Active Others

govt to be te - from a the citizen
heard family candidat rightful power
member e leader to
change

F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M

Student 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Self - 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
employed 3
Private 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Employee

Public 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0
employee

Unemploy 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 6 0 0 0
ed

​ Ages Sample Percentage

18-35 148 38.05%

36-53 148 38.05%

54-71 93 23.90%.

Total 389 100%