GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS DOMAINS GNH Commission 2 nd June 2010

GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS DOMAINS

GNH Commission2nd June 2010

Indicators

2. Prayer Recitation

3. Meditation

4. Consideration of Karma in daily life

2. Prayer Recitation

3. Meditation

4. Consideration of Karma in daily life

DOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEINGDOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING

FarmersFemalesUnemployedSingle parentsRural populaceHouse wives


GENERAL

GENERAL

38% of respondents reported to recite prayers daily,49% occasionally and 13% not at all People over the age of 60 reported higher level of prayer recitation

85% of the respondents reported Normal Mental Wellbeing, 10% some mental distress and 5% severe mental distress from the GHQ

•Females, single parents and farmers reported higher level of stress

45% of respondents reported that they considered Karma in their daily life, 52% occasionally and 3% never•Respondents over the age of 60 reported higher in consideration of Karma

Just 1 % of the respondents reported that they meditate daily, 8% occasionally and 90% not at all

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GENERAL

GENERAL

1. GHQ

5. Feeling of selfishness GENERAL 2.63% of the respondents reported feeling selfish

often, 23.66% sometimes and 73.72% never

Indicators

DOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEINGDOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING



GENERAL

16.6% of the respondents reported feeling calm often, 58.9% sometimes and 24% never

1.37% of respondents reported feeling jealous often, 19.5% sometimes and 70% never

Rural populace scored higher on suicidal thoughts and attempts than the urban people

Farmers scored highest in the suicidal ideation and attempts


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6. Jealousy

7. Calmness

8. Compassion

9. Generosity

10. Frustration

11. Suicidal thoughts

and attempts

GENERAL

GENERAL27% of the respondents reported feeling compassionate often, 62% sometimes and 10% never

29% of the respondents reported feeling generous often, 62% sometimes and 10% never

5% of the respondents reported feeling frustrated often, 56% sometimes and 40% never

Females scored higher on suicidal thoughts and attempts than males

GENDER

GENERAL

Females reported higher on the importance of generosity then males

REGION

GENERAL

GENDER

OCCUPATION

EDUCATIONCompassion and generosity is more valued by people with lower level of education (lack of value transmission)


Indicators

1. Self reported health status

2. Long term disability

3. Number of healthy days in the past 30 days

4. Body mass index

1. Self reported health status

2. Long term disability

3. Number of healthy days in the past 30 days

4. Body mass index

DOMAIN 2: HEALTHDOMAIN 2: HEALTH

FarmersFemalesRural populaceLow income groupReligious community


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GENERAL

Males reported higher on self rated health status than the females.

Females reported higher on long term disability than the males

Males reported higher on the number of healthy days than the females

People with higher income had better/ excellent health status


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GENDER

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GENDERFemales were more obese and over weight than the males

The Urban populace were more over weight and obese than their rural counterparts

Rural populace reported higher disabilities, esp. farmers

25.5% of the respondents reported excellent on health status, 64% good and 10.4% poor

Indicators

DOMAIN 2: HEALTHDOMAIN 2: HEALTH



REGIONRural populace were ignorant of the mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS

Only 39.7% of the respondents knew how long a child should be breast fed exclusively

Rural populace reported higher in mean walking distance(63.65 mins) to the nearest health care centre than its urban counterparts


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REGION

5. Knowledge of transmission of HIV AIDS

6. Knowledge on the duration for a child to be breast fed exclusively

7. Walking distance to the nearest health care centre

84.4% of the respondents knew how HIV/AIDS is transmitted

80.56% of female in 13-17 age group and 51.57% of female in 18-30 age group have no knowledge of how long a child should be breast fed

GENERAL

GENERAL

Only 2.56% of the respondents reported that the walking distance to nearest health care centre is more than 180 mins, and 38.5% reported that the walking distance is less than 30 mins

BMI= weight (KG)/height (m2)

Under weight—BMI <18.5

Normal weight—BMI 18.5-24.9

Overweight—BMI 25.0-29.9

Obese—BMI >=30.0

Importance of participation in community festivals

12.9%1.5%

85.6%

Important

Somewhat important

Not important

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DOMAIN 5: COMMUNITY VITALITYDOMAIN 5: COMMUNITY VITALITY


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1. Sense of trust in neighbours

2. Neighbours helping each other in the community

3. Labour exchange with community members

4. Socializing with

friends

5. Members of your family really care about each other

6. Members of your family argue too much

GENERAL 41% of the respondents trusted most of their neighbours, 42% said they trusted only some of them

Males reported higher on the trust level than females both in the urban and rural areas

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REGION Rural populace reported higher on the level of trust in general than the urban populace

GENERAL 48% of the respondents reported that neighbours help each other always, 48% sometimes and 3 % rarely.

REGION Rural populace reported higher on the helping each other in the community (53% always) than the urban populace (28% always)

GENERAL 70% of the respondents reported there is labour exchange in the community and 30% disagreed

GENERAL 52% of the respondents reported socializing with friends few times a week, 32% few times a month and 8% once a month

GENERAL

GENERAL

UrbanFemalesUnemployedSingle parentsRural populaceHouse wives


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7. There is a lot of understanding in your family

8. Your family is a

real source of comfort to you

9. No. of relatives living in the same community

10. Victim of crime

11. Did you see other people being victimized?

GENERAL

GENERAL

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98.6% of the respondents reported that they haven't been victims of crime

GENERAL 75% of the respondents reported that that they have seen people being victimized and 25% agreed otherwise

GENERAL

40% of the respondents reported that almost all their relatives live in the same community, 21% about half, 30% a few and 9% none



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GENERAL 52% of the respondents reported that they have volunteered where as 48% reported otherwise

GENERAL 89% of the respondents reported that they have donated and 11% reported otherwise

REGION P/gatsel and Dagana Dzo reported highest (95%) on donation and Thimphu (78%) the lowest

GENERAL



14. No. of days volunteered

15. Amount of donation in cash value

16. Availability of social support

12. Feelings of safety from human harm

13. Sense of enmity in the community

13% of the respondents reported that they rarely feel safe from human harm

Females reported higher(21.4%) on feeling rarely safe from human harm than the males (5%)

Thimphu Dzo (22%)reported highest on feeling rarely safe from human harm and Haa Dzo lowest (5%)

Only 12% of the respondents reported that there is enmity in the community and 88% reported otherwise

GENDER

REGION

Males reported higher (57%) than females (47%) on voluntarism

Rural populace reported higher (55%) than females (35%) on volunteerism

Thank You &

Tashi Delek

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GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS DOMAINS GNH Commission 2 nd June 2010