Wangdiphodrang GNH Result 2011

1. GNH survey findings 2010 for
Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag
Note: The findings in this slide is only for Wangdue Phodrang
Dzongkhag unless otherwise stated.
The Centre for Bhutan Studies

2. Demographics

11. Psychological Wellbeing

72. Health

138. Time Use and Balance

168. Education

226. Cultural Diversity

227. How well can you speak your mother tongue now?
3%
0%
97%
Not at all Quite well
Very well

228. Importance of Bhutanese Traditions
7%
93%
Important Very important

229. Do you think children respect elders?
2%
19%
32%
47%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

230. Do you think children respect parents?
1.1%
22.1%
30.7%
46.0%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

231. Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?
1.9%
22.5%
31.1%
44.6%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

232. Do you think children practice honesty?
2.1%
17.8%
39.3%
40.7%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

233. Do you think children practice tolerance?
14% 10%
34% 42%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

234. Do you think children work hard?
2.8%
23.7%
30.6%
42.9%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

235. Do you think children practice obedience to authority?
2.1%
30.0% 24.7%
43.3%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

236. Do you think children take care of family members and relatives?
1.0%
22.6%
31.3%
45.1%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

237. Do you think children help others?
3.3%
19.6%
30.9%
46.2%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

238. Do you think children practice impartiality towards rich, poor, etc?
12.1%
21.4%
25.1%
41.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

239. Women are more suited for domestic work/ house work than men
31%
62%
7%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

240. An education is more important for a boy than a girl
17%
14%
69%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

241. On the whole, men make better leaders than women do
30%
51%
18%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

242. Females tend to carry drip
9%
7%
84%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

243. Do you take part in local festivals in your community?
6%
25%
69%
Never Sometimes
Always

244. In a year, how many days do you spend attending social and cultural activities?
6%4% 7%
17%
66%
None 1-5 days
6-12 days 13-20 days
+20 days

245. Frequency of playing traditional games in the past 12 months
8% 2%
21%
69%
Never A few times a year
Once or twice a month More than once a week

246. Frequency of playing modern games in the past 12 months
3%
4%
4%
89%
Never A few times a year
Once or twice a month More than once a week

247. Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?
4.3%
0.3%
95.4%
Not important Important
Very important

248. Change in Driglam Namzha (etiquette) during the last few years
26.6%
56.4%
17.0%
Getting weaker Stayed same
Getting stronger

249. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
14.8%
58.3% 26.9%
Less compassionate Stayed the same
More compassionate
GNH Survey 2010

250. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
1.2%
13%
85.7%
More concerned about material wealth Stayed the same
Less concerned about material wealth
GNH Survey 2010

251. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
11.7%
32.7% 55.6%
More selfish Stayed the same
Less selfish
GNH Survey 2010

252. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
29.0% 28.4%
42.6%
Less honest Stayed the same
More honest
GNH Survey 2010

253. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
9.3%
21.5%
69.3%
Less spiritual Stayed the same
More spiritual
GNH Survey 2010

254. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
19.3%
42.4%
38.3%
Less tolerant Stayed the same
More tolerant
GNH Survey 2010

255. Change in deterioration of traditional architectural designs in houses over the last 5yrs
30.1% 26.7%
17.6% 25.6%
A lot Moderate
Little None
GNH Survey 2010

256. Good Governance

257. Did you attend zomdue in the past 12 months?
28%
72%
No Yes

258. Mean zomdue attendance in the past 12 months
6 6
6
5
4
2
0
Village/Chiwog level Gewog level
Thromdue level

259. Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months
4.1%
0.5%
1.1%
52.0% 42.3%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good

260. Performance of the MP (National Assembly) in the past 12 months
2.8%
2.2%
11.6%
42.4%
40.9%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good

261. Performance of the MP (National Council) in the past 12 months
2.8%
1.8%
11.7%
41.1%
42.5%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good

262. Did you vote for gup, MP or thromdey representative in the last election?
17%
83%
Did not vote Voted

263. Voter turnout by gender
Male Female
17% 16%
83% 84%
Did not vote Voted
GNH Survey 2010

264. Election process
1%
99%
Free and fair Not free and fair

265. Involved in case before the court in the past five years
12%
88%
Yes No

266. Freedom of media from government influences
10% 8%
39% 44%
Not free Quite free
Completely free Don't Know

267. Do you have access to BBS Radio?
14%
86%
No Yes

268. Do you have access to BBS TV?
49%
51%
No Yes

269. Do you have access to newspapers?
38%
62%
No Yes

270. Do you have access to internet?
16%
84%
No Yes

271. Perception of corruption
16%
18%
66%
Common Not common
Don't Know

272. No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors
13% 4%
4%
36%
42%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

273. No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors
15% 5%
4% 26%
50%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

274. No. of people involved in corruption in corporation
2%
17%
26%
4%
51%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

275. Community Vitality

276. D 10 20 30 40 50
ha 0
ng
c hu
47
N
G ah
an i
46
gt
At ey
43
ha
ng
Bj
en
a
41 40
Ka
zh
Ph i
ob
39 39
Se ji
p
R hu
ub
Ph es
an a
G gy
as ul
e N
37 37 37
G Ts ish
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e
Ts wom
ho
34 32
go
m
D
30
a
Th ga
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W tsh
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27 27
gd
R ue
Duration of stay in the community by gewog
9
ur
ic
hu
4

277. Tr 10 20 30 40
us 0
tm
os
to
ft
he
m
35
Tr
us
ts
om
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of
th
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28
Tr
us
ta
fe
w
of
th
em
18
Tr
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tn
on
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of
t he
m
8
Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

278. Duration of stay in the community (in years)
2.3%
16.9%
8.6%
72.1%
Less than 1 year 1-5 years
Greater than 5 to 10 years More than 10 years

279. Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?
45%
55%
Did not volunteer Volunteered

280. Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?
Male Female
44% 47%
56% 53%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

281. Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?
1 Rural 2 Urban
42%
46%
54%
58%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

282. Happiness levels by voluntary help
6.3 6.3
6
4
2
0
Did not volunteer Volunteered

283. In the past 12 months, did you donate money or goods?
8%
92%
Did not provide donation Provided donation

284. 5,000
0
G R
ur
as ic
e hu
Ts
ho
18075
go
W m
an
13166
gd
ue
6827
N
ah
Th i
6129
et
s ho
G
5497
as Ka
e zh
Ts i
ho
w
om
4165 4157
Se
ph
u
Ph
ob
ji
Bj
en
a
D
ag
a
G
3675 3649 3301 3298
an
gt
ey
R
ub
es
a
Mean donation by gewog
Ph
an
gy
ul
3183 3171 2845
N
is
ho
2024
At
ha
D ng
ha
1506
ng
ch
u
645

285. Sense of belonging to your local community
6%
25%
70%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong

286. Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog
Athang Bjena Daga Dhangchu Gangtey
10% 22% 1%
16%
100% 90% 78% 100% 83%
Gase Tshogom Gase Tshowom Kazhi Nahi Nisho
14% 13% 17% 14%
4% 34%
15%
70% 66%
88% 79% 86%
Phangyul Phobji Rubesa Rurichu Sephu
3% 12% 7% 16%
22% 12% 25% 25%
76% 88% 81% 84%
50%
Thetsho Wangdue
11% 5%
25% 41%
64% 54%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
GNH Survey 2010

287. Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help
Weak Somewhat strong
40% 44%
60% 56%
Very strong
45%
55%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

288. How much do you trust Bhutanese people in general?
0.7%
20.9%
31.9%
46.5%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them

289. Trust in Bhutanese people in general by gender
Male Female
1% 1%
21% 21%
33% 31%
45% 48%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010

290. How much do you trust your neighbour?
0.8%
14.8%
46.0%
38.4%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them

291. Trust in neighbour by gender
Male Female
12.0% 1.6%
17.6%
46.5% 45.6%
41.5%
35.3%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010

292. People in this community treat you fairly
3.0%
0.3%
24.8%
71.8%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always

293. Would you say this is a neighbourhood where neighbours help each other?
6.4%
0.9%
28.9%
63.9%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always

294. Frequency of socializing with neighbours in the last month
16% 18%
28%
38%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week

295. Frequency of socializing with neighbours by gender
Male Female
12% 18% 19% 19%
40% 29% 26%
37%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010

296. Frequency of socializing with relatives in the last month
12%
29%
35%
25%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week

297. Frequency of socializing with relatives by gender
Male Female
11% 12%
28% 29%
35% 36%
26% 23%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010

298. Enmity in the community in the past 12 months
12%
88%
Yes No

299. Members of your family really care about each other
3%
2%
95%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

300. You wish you were not part of your family
5%
3%
92%
Agree Neutral
Disagree

301. Members of your family argue too much
6%
20%
73%
Agree Neutral
Disagree

302. You feel like a stranger in your family
2%
2%
96%
Agree Neutral
Disagree

303. You have enough time to spend with your family
4%
22%
74%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

304. There is a lot of understanding in your family
5%
2%
93%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

305. Your family is a real source of comfort to you
5%
6%
89%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

306. Have you been a victim of crime in the last 12 months?
4%
96%
Yes No

307. Did you see/know other people being victimized of crime in the last 12 months?
19%
81%
Yes No

308. Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village
19%
20%
61%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

309. Safety from human harm in the village by gender
Male Female
12%
26%
19%
53%
69% 21%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010

310. Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village
28%
45%
26%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

311. Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village
22%
50%
28%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

312. Safety from ghosts in the village by gender
Male Female
17%
28%
40%
60% 23%
32%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010

313. Ecological Diversity

314. Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?
1.2%
14.9%
84.0%
A little responsible Somewhat responsible
Highly responsible

315. There should be tougher anti-pollution law
1.5%
34.6%
63.9%
Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree
Strongly Agree

316. Community environmental problem: Landslides
27%
40%
15%
18%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

317. Community environmental problem: Floods
35% 37%
12%
17%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

318. Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns
14%
37%
19%
30%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

319. Community environmental problem: Littering
17%
36%
25%
23%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

320. How often did you reuse materials in the past 12 months?
20%
29%
16% 34%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

321. How often did you try to reduce waste in the past 12 months?
17%
33%
33%
17%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

322. How often did you segregate waste in the past 12 months?
35% 31%
12% 22%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

323. During the past 12 months did you plant trees?
32%
68%
Yes No

324. Agricultural land lost to development by farmers in the last 5yrs
7%
33%
59%
Yes No
Not Applicable

325. Land lost as a result of growing trees naturally on your land
11% 12%
77%
Yes No
Not Applicable

326. Do you have adequate access to water supply?
33%
67%
Yes No

327. By gewog: Do you have adequate access to water supply?
Athang Bjena Daga Dhangchu Gangtey
5% 6%
33%
67%
100% 95% 100% 94%
Gase Tshogom Gase Tshowom Kazhi Nahi Nisho
8% 16%
36% 43%
64% 57%
92% 100% 84%
Phangyul Phobji Rubesa Rurichu Sephu
11% 9%
34% 39%
66% 61%
89% 100% 91%
Thetsho Wangdue
50% 50% 48% 52%
Yes No
GNH Survey 2010

328. Quality of drinking water
4.8%
11.0%
43.1% 12.4%
28.7%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good

329. Do you own a vehicle?
36%
64%
Yes No

330. Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months
1%
20%
31%
1%
24% 6%
17%
Drove you car Rode a passanger
Public transportation (bus) Taxi
Bicycle Walk
Others

331. Use of public transport in last month
1%
6%
28%
64%
Hardly ever Once a month
More than once a month Everyday

332. Types of fuel used most often for cooking
25.3%
57.6%
17.0%
Wood LPG
Electricity

333. How do you usually heat your dwelling?
21.3% 16.8%
61.9%
Others Wood
Electric heater

334. Awareness about climate change
8%
17%
34%
42%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding

335. Awareness about climate change by gender
Male Female
10% 12% 6%
23%
30%
37%
41%
42%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
GNH Survey 2010

336. Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years
24%
45%
31%
Decreased Stayed same
Increased

337. Mode of household waste disposal
1.1%
2.7%
1.1%
0.2%
25.0% 17.5%
52.5%
Others Dump on open air
Dump in forest Dump in rivers/streams
Municipal garbage pick-up Burning
Composting

338. Quality of agricultural land of farmers
4%
1%
15%
29%
52%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good

339. Agricultural constraints: Wild life
15%
8%
54%
23%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

340. Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases
22% 22%
23%
33%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

341. Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage
12%
36%
23%
30%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

342. Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops
24%
35%
16%
25%
A lot Some
Little Not at all

343. Do you have any land that have not been cultivated due to wild life threats?
12%
88%
Yes No

344. Have you lost any livestock to predators?
3%6%
6%
11%
74%
More than 5 4-5
2-3 1-2
Not at all

345. 20 40 60 80
0
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83
Se
ph
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80
Ph
an
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ul
70
Bj
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63
D
ag
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60
R
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53
Ka
zh
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N 20
is
ho
19
Ph
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W ji 6
an
gd
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Th
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ha
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At
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Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

346. Living Standard