Gasa GNH 2011 Results

GNH survey findings 2010 for Gasa Dzongkhag

The Centre for Bhutan Studies

Note: The findings in this slides applies only to Gasa Dzongkhagunless otherwise stated.

Demographics

Psychological wellbeing

Health

None from Gasa have thought of committing suicide in the past 12 months, attempted to commit suicide in life and in the past 12 months

Time Use and Balance

Education

Cultural Diversity

1%

99%

Quite well Very well

How well can you speak your mother tongue now?

0.6%

2.5%

96.9%

Not important Important

Very important

Importance of Bhutanese Traditions

1%

26%

46%

26%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children respect elders?

0.7%14.7%

50.3%

34.3%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children respect parents?

27.9%

48.7%

23.4%

A little Quite a lot

A lot

Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?

0.6%

35.4%

42.9%

21.1%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children practice honesty?

9%

39%

37%

14%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children practice tolerance?

1.2%

26.8%

44.9%

27.1%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children work hard?

23.0%

48.4%

28.6%


A lot

Do you think children practice obedience to authority?

12.2%

57.0%

30.8%


A lot

Do you think children take care of family members and relatives?

0.9%

27.4%

48.8%

22.8%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children help others?

15.1%

21.3%

44.1%

19.5%

Not at all A little

Quite a lot A lot

Do you think children practice impartiality towards rich, poor, etc?

63%7%

30%

Agree Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Women are more suited for domestic work/ house work than men

23%

7%

70%


Disagree

An education is more important for a boy than a girl

34%

18%

48%


Disagree

On the whole, men make better leaders than women do

86%

10%4%


Disagree

Females tend to carry drip

1%

28%

71%

Never Sometimes

Always

Do you take part in local festivals in your community?

2%

69%

18%

5%5%

None 1-5 days

6-12 days 13-20 days

+20 days

In a year, how many days do you spend attending social and cultural activities?

71%

16%

12%1%

Never A few times a year

Once or twice a month More than once a week

Frequency of playing traditional games in the past 12 months

84%

7%

8%1%

Never A few times a year

Once or twice a month More than once a week

Frequency of playing modern games in the past 12 months

3.3%

96.7%

Important Very important

Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?

21.0%

15.3%63.7%

Getting weaker Stayed same

Getting stronger

Change in Driglam Namzha (etiquette) during the last few years

7.4%

19.9%

72.6%

Less compassionate Stayed the same

More compassionate

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During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

91.2%

7.1%

1.7%

More concerned about material wealth Stayed the same

Less concerned about material wealth

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54.2%30.7%

15.1%

More selfish Stayed the same

Less selfish

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28.2%

35.7%

36.0%

Less honest Stayed the same

More honest

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8.7%

14.7%

76.6%

Less spiritual Stayed the same

More spiritual

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24.1%

28.9%

47.0%

Less tolerant Stayed the same

More tolerant

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14.6%

31.3%

20.7%

33.4%

A lot Moderate

Little None

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Change in deterioration of traditional architectural designs in houses over the last 5yrs

Good Governance

25%

75%

No Yes

Did you attend zomdue in the past 12 months?

4

5

1

01

23

45

No

. of tim

es

Mean zomdue attendance in the past 12 months

Village/Chiwog level Gewog level

Thromdue level

1.0%

1.2%

37.3%

60.5%

Very poor Average

Good Very good

Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months

1.5%

0.7%5.9%

35.9%56.0%

Very poor Poor

Average Good

Very good

Performance of the MP (National Assembly) in the past 12 months

0.7%0.7%

6.1%

35.0%57.4%

Very poor Poor

Average Good

Very good

Performance of the MP (National Council) in the past 12 months

11%

89%

Did not vote Voted

Did you vote for gup, MP or thromdey representative in the last election?

15%

85%

8%

92%

Male Female

Did not vote Voted

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Voter turnout by gender

96%

4%

Free and fair Not free and fair

Election process

6%

94%

Yes No

Involved in case before the court in the past five years

10%

41%32%

17%

Not free Quite free

Completely free Don't Know

Freedom of media from government influences

14%

86%

No Yes

Do you have access to BBS Radio?

59%

41%

No Yes

Do you have access to BBS TV?

69%

31%

No Yes

Do you have access to newspapers?

87%

13%

No Yes

Do you have access to internet?

64%13%

22%

Common Not common

Don't Know

Perception of corruption

2%

24%

48%

4%

22%

All Most

A few None

Don't Know

No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors

2%

27%

42%

5%

25%

All Most

A few None

Don't Know

No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors

21%

48%

4%

27%

Most A few

None Don't Know

No. of people involved in corruption in corporation

Community Vitality

43

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30

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Mea

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Kha

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Kha

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Gas

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Duration of stay in the community by gewog

55

37

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40

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Trust m

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Trust a

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Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

16.2%

3.6%

80.3%

1-5 years Greater than 5 to 10 years

More than 10 years

Duration of stay in the community (in years)

52%48%

Did not volunteer Volunteered

Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

45%

55% 57%

43%

Male Female


GNH Survey 2010


52%48%

54%

46%

1 Rural 2 Urban


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6.5 6.4

02

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Mea

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Happiness levels by voluntary help

9%

91%

Did not provide donation Provided donation

In the past 12 months, did you donate money or goods?

12249

9311

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5,0

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10

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15

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Kha

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Gas

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Kha

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Mean donation by gewog

1%12%

86%

Weak Somewhat strong

Very strong

Sense of belonging to your local community

25%

75%

4%17%

79%

7%

93%

10%

90%

Gasa Khamey

Khatoe Laya


Very strong

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Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog

100%

32%

68%

56%44%


Very strong


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Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help

4.3%

15.4%

43.7%

36.6%

Trust none of them Trust a few of them

Trust some of them Trust most of them

How much do you trust Bhutanese people in general?

11%

53%

36%

8%

19%

36%

38%

Male Female



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Trust in Bhutanese people in general by gender

2.1%

6.6%

33.9%57.4%



How much do you trust your neighbour?

3.7%

34.4%

62.0%

3.6%8.9%

34.1%53.4%

Male Female



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Trust in neighbour by gender

1.6%

3.9%

17.4%

77.1%

Never Rarely

Sometimes Always

People in this community treat you fairly

2.2%

2.5%

26.7%

68.6%

Never Rarely

Sometimes Always

Would you say this is a neighbourhood where neighbours help each other?

16%

19%

45%

20%

Not in the last month Once a month

Few times a month Few times per week

Frequency of socializing with neighbours in the last month

13%

16%

53%

18% 19%

21%

38%

22%

Male Female



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Frequency of socializing with neighbours by gender

34%

16%

37%

13%



Frequency of socializing with relatives in the last month

27%

16%46%

11%

41%

16%

29%

14%

Male Female



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Frequency of socializing with relatives by gender

11%

89%

Yes No

Enmity in the community in the past 12 months

9%

91%

Neutral Agree

Members of your family really care about each other

3%2%

95%

Agree Neutral

Disagree

You wish you were not part of your family

3%

18%

79%

Agree Neutral

Disagree

Members of your family argue too much

1%

1%

98%

Agree Neutral

Disagree

You feel like a stranger in your family

7%

14%

79%

Disagree Neutral

Agree

You have enough time to spend with your family

1%11%

87%

Disagree Neutral

Agree

There is a lot of understanding in your family

3%5%

92%

Disagree Neutral

Agree

Your family is a real source of comfort to you

2%

98%

Yes No

Have you been a victim of crime in the last 12 months?

18%

82%

Yes No

Did you see/know other people being victimized of crime in the last 12 months?

13%

20%

67%

Rarely safe Usually safe

Always safe

Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village

13%

19%

68%

11%

22%

67%

Male Female


Always safe

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Safety from human harm in the village by gender

58%23%

19%


Always safe

Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village

34%

25%

40%


Always safe

Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village

34%

28%

37%33%

24%

43%

Male Female


Always safe

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Safety from ghosts in the village by gender

Ecological Diversity

1.7%11.1%

87.1%

A little responsible Somewhat responsible

Highly responsible

Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?

1.9%

32.6%

65.5%

Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree

Strongly Agree

There should be tougher anti-pollution law

47%

30%

7%

16%

A major concern Of some concern

A minor concern Not a concern

Community environmental problem: Landslides

43%

15%

10%

32%



Community environmental problem: Floods

37%

50%

6%7%



Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns

33%

32%

20%

15%



Community environmental problem: Littering

18%

27%

23%

32%

Never Sometimes

Most of the times Always

How often did you reuse materials in the past 12 months?

17%

28%

30%

25%

Never Sometimes


How often did you try to reduce waste in the past 12 months?

30%

22%13%

36%

Never Sometimes


How often did you segregate waste in the past 12 months?

40%

60%

Yes No

During the past 12 months did you plant trees?

9%

70%

22%

Yes No

Not Applicable

Agricultural land lost to development by farmers in the last 5yrs

6%

87%

6%

Yes No

Not Applicable

Land lost as a result of growing trees naturally on your land

87%

13%

Yes No

Do you have adequate access to water supply?

69%

31%

96%

4%

100%75%

25%

Gasa Khamey

Khatoe Laya

Yes No

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By gewog: Do you have adequate access to water supply?

2.0%

1.7%

11.1%

27.8%57.5%

Very poor Poor

Neither good nor poor Good

Very good

Quality of drinking water

38%

62%

Yes No

Do you own a vehicle?

31%

8%

8%15%

38%

Drove you car Rode a passanger

Public transportation (bus) Taxi

Walk

Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months

82%

18%

Hardly ever Once a month

Use of public transport in last month

41.8%

6.7%

51.5%

Wood LPG

Electricity

Types of fuel used most often for cooking

8.6%

84.9%

6.5%

Others Wood

Electric heater

How do you usually heat your dwelling?

23%

35%

30%

11%

Not at all Unsure what it is

Have some understanding Have a good understanding

Awareness about climate change

9%

40%

32%

18%

34%

30%

30%

6%

Male Female

Not at all Unsure what it is

Have some understanding Have a good understanding

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Awareness about climate change by gender

23%

35%

42%

Decreased Stayed same

Increased

Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years

1.6%

0.5%

58.6%

39.4%

Others Dump on open air

Burning Composting

Mode of household waste disposal

3%

17%

44%

36%

Poor Neither good nor poor

Good Very good

Quality of agricultural land of farmers

32%

20%6%

42%

Major constraint Some constraint

Minor constraint Never

Agricultural constraints: Wild life

16%

25%

22%

36%



Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases

9%

26%

11%

55%



Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage

22%

19%

11%

48%

A lot Some

Little Not at all

Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops

5%

95%

Yes No

Do you have any land that have not been cultivated due to wild life threats?

10%

8%

15%

19%

48%

More than 5 4-5

2-3 1-2

Not at all

Have you lost any livestock to predators?

78

50

020

40

60

80

Mea

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Kha

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Kha

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Gas

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Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

Living Standard

Travel

Gasa GNH 2011 Results