In Defense of the Right to Life: Analyzing Factors Affecting Filipino Opinion About Death Penalty II. Methodology A. Data and Measures 1. Data The National Survey on Public Perception about The Death Penalty was conducted nationwide from March 22 to 27, 2018, involving face-to-face interview of 2,000 respondents aged 15 and above nationwide. The survey covered the entire Philippines. No exclusions were done prior to the sampling. Multi-stage probability sampling was used in selecting the sampling units. Census- based population weight was applied to the survey data to yield representative figures at the national level. The weight was applied to the descriptive results. Introjected weights were applied in the correlation and regression analyses. The questionnaire was developed and finalized at through a collaborative process, drawing from the inputs of SWS technical survey specialists and CHRP team resources. The questionnaire was designed such that the questions asking about support for the death penalty were asked in the later part of the survey after the general questions, such as awareness of selected human rights, experience of crime victimization, sense of safety with the death penalty, attitudes and beliefs related to aspects of justice. Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents. Applying census weights, 14% were from the National Capital Region, while 44% were from Balance of Luzon, 20% were from Visayas and 23% were from Mindanao. Fifty-eight percent were from urban areas and 42% were from rural areas. Male and females were alternatively sampled and thus have 50-50 ratio. The mean age was 42.4 years; median age was 40 years. The distribution by highest educational attainment was as follows: 10% non-elementary graduates; 33% elementary graduates; 44% high school graduates; and, 13% college graduates. Four-fifths (82%) were Roman Catholics, while 5% were Muslims. A large majority were religious: 29% extremely/very religious and 60% were somewhat religious; only 5% were non-religious. Filipinos largely source their news from television more frequently than from other traditional news media sources, such as radio or newspapers, and the Internet. Ninety-six percent watched news on TV, with as high as 67% who did so daily. Internet usage was at 52%, almost all of whom were online social media users. 2. Measures a. Dependent Variables The survey measured public support (or preference) for the death penalty using two measures – general support for the death penalty, and support for the death penalty given alternative punishment options. The survey thus has two dependent variables, measured independent of each other. General support for the death penalty was measured using a Likert-type agree-disagree statement, “The death penalty should be re-instated for peoples who were proven by the courts to have really committed heinous crimes.” This was similar to the general favorability question- type often asked in surveys on support for the death penalty. Responses ranged from 1=strongly agree to 5=strongly disagree. Responses were recoded to a binary variable, 1=favors death penalty, 0=opposes death penalty, so binary logistic regression techniques can be employed. 6