Manila, Oct. 24 -- A recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that prayer is the top coping mechanism among Filipinos in dealing with stress.

The survey, conducted nationwide from Sept. 24 to 30, asked adults 18 years old and above to provide just one answer to the question: What do you do to cope with stress?

Results released Thursday night showed 16 percent said they pray or engage in spiritual activities.

Others (14 percent) said they rest or sleep, and 11 percent of the respondents take leisure trips.

Respondents also answered positive thinking (7 percent), focusing on work or school (6 percent), ignoring or forgetting problems (6 percent), spending time with family (5 percent), and exercising or walking (5 percent).

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