Samtse GNH 2011 Results

GNH survey findings 2010 for Samtse DzongkhagThe Centre for Bhutan Studies

Note: The findings in this slide is only for Samtse Dzongkhag unless otherwise stated.

Demographics

Psychological Wellbeing

Health

Time Use and Balance

Education

Cultural Diversity

0.3%

0.9%6.7%

92.1%

Not at all Only a littleQuite well Very well

How well can you speak your mother tongue now?

11%

89%

Important Very important

Importance of Bhutanese Traditions

1%18%

48%

34%

Not at all A littleQuite a lot A lot

Do you think children respect elders?

11%

45%

44%

A little Quite a lotA lot

Do you think children respect parents?

0.2%

29.7%

38.6%

31.5%


Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?

0.4%

32.5%

43.8%

23.3%


Do you think children practice honesty?

2%

43%

38%

17%


Do you think children practice tolerance?

0.3%

25.2%

38.3%

36.1%


Do you think children work hard?

0.5%22.3%

36.9%

40.3%


Do you think children practice obedience to authority?

1% 13%

43%

43%


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

1%

25%

46%

28%


Do you think children help others?

3%

27%

41%

29%


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

62%10%

28%

Agree Neither agree nor disagreeDisagree

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

16%

11%

73%


An education is more important for a boy than a girl

29%

20%

51%


On the whole, men make better leaders than women do

82%

12%7%


Females tend to carry drip

5%

35%

60%

Never SometimesAlways

Do you take part in local festivals in your community?

5%

80%

10%2%

3%

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?

80%

13%

5%2%

Never A few times a yearOnce or twice a month More than once a week

Frequency of playing traditional games in the past 12 months

78%

11%

5%6%

Never A few times a yearOnce or twice a month More than once a week

Frequency of playing modern games in the past 12 months

0.3%10%

89.7%

Not important ImportantVery important

Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?

12.9%

23.2%

63.9%

Getting weaker Stayed sameGetting stronger

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

13.4%

23.9%

62.7%

Less compassionate Stayed the sameMore compassionate

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

92.4%

6.4%

1.2%

More concerned about material wealth Stayed the sameLess concerned about material wealth

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50.3%

32.3%

17.3%

More selfish Stayed the sameLess selfish

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28.6%

39.7%

31.7%

Less honest Stayed the sameMore honest

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6.3%

16.2%

77.4%

Less spiritual Stayed the sameMore spiritual

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35.2%

38.4%

26.4%

Less tolerant Stayed the sameMore tolerant

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16.9%

40.4%18.4%

24.2%

A lot ModerateLittle None

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

Good Governance

33%

67%

No Yes

Did you attend zomdue in the past 12 months?

55

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Mean zomdue attendance in the past 12 months

Village/Chiwog level Gewog levelThromdue level

0.5%6.4%

44.1%

48.9%

Poor AverageGood Very good

Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months

1.2%

2.3%

13.5%

45.1%

37.8%

Very poor Poor

Average GoodVery good

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

1.5%

3.8%

13.3%

44.3%

37.2%

Very poor Poor

Average GoodVery good

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

14%

86%

Did not vote Voted

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

10%

90%

20%

80%

Male Female

Did not vote Voted

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Voter turnout by gender

99%

1%

Free and fair Not free and fair

Election process

4%

96%

Yes No

Involved in case before the court in the past five years

13%

32%41%

13%

Not free Quite freeCompletely free Don't Know

Freedom of media from government influences

25%

75%

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?

84%

16%

No Yes

Do you have access to internet?

50%

19%

31%

Common Not commonDon't Know

Perception of corruption

2%

30%

38%

1%

30%

All Most

A few NoneDon't Know

No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors

1%19%

43%4%

33%

All Most


No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors

2%18%

45%2%

34%

All Most


No. of people involved in corruption in corporation

Community Vitality

4845

42 40 39 37 37 36

30 3026

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2030

4050

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Ugent

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Pugli

Dungt

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Tading Biru

Bara

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Dench

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Charg

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Dorok

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Tendu

Cheng

mar

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Yoese

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Samtse

Sipsu

Gomtu

Duration of stay in the community by gewog

32

25

2117

010

2030

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Trust

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Trust

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Trust

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Trust

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Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

1%15.7%

14.5%

68.9%

Less than 1 year 1-5 yearsGreater than 5 to 10 years More than 10 years

Duration of stay in the community (in years)

37%

63%

Did not volunteer Volunteered

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

32%

68%

45%

55%

Male Female


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33%

67%

53%47%

1 Rural 2 Urban


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Happiness levels by voluntary help

6%

94%

Did not provide donation Provided donation

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

6092

2462 2376 2322

1895 1801 17371412 1299 1160 1139 990 933

676474 411

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4,00

06,

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Samtse

Sipsu

Tendu

Gom

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Dorok

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Cheng

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Dench

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Charg

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Ugent

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Mean donation by gewog

3%

25%

72%

Weak Somewhat strongVery strong

Sense of belonging to your local community

27%

73%

34%66%

29%

71%

10%13%

77%

10%

90%

8%22%

70%

13%13%

75%

10%

34%56%

17%

83%

10%10%

80%

38%62%

37%63%

16%

84%

16%

84%

14%

86%

26%

74%

Bara Biru Charghary Chengmari

Denchukha Dorokha Dungtoe Gomtu

Lahereni Pugli Samtse Sipsu

Tading Tendu Ugentse/Nanital Yoeseltse/ ghumaunay

Weak Somewhat strong

Very strong

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Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog

62%

38% 40%60%

35%

65%

Weak Somewhat strong

Very strong


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Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help

0.3%14.8%

43.5%

41.5%

Trust none of them Trust a few of themTrust some of them Trust most of them

How much do you trust Bhutanese people in general?

13%

44%

43%

1%17%

42%

40%

Male Female

Trust none of them Trust a few of them

Trust some of them Trust most of them

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Trust in Bhutanese people in general by gender

0.8%11.6%

31.2%56.4%

Trust none of them Trust a few of themTrust some of them Trust most of them

How much do you trust your neighbour?

0.5%10.1%

30.0%59.4%

1.3%14.1%

33.2%

51.5%

Male Female

Trust none of them Trust a few of them

Trust some of them Trust most of them

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Trust in neighbour by gender

1.3%14.5%

84.2%

Rarely SometimesAlways

People in this community treat you fairly

1.3%

2%

28.9%

67.8%

Never RarelySometimes Always

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

31%

24%

27%

18%

Not in the last month Once a monthFew times a month Few times per week

Frequency of socializing with neighbours in the last month

33%

25%

26%

16%28%

23%28%

20%

Male Female

Not in the last month Once a month

Few times a month Few times per week

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Frequency of socializing with neighbours by gender

48%

24%

21%

6%

Not in the last month Once a monthFew times a month Few times per week

Frequency of socializing with relatives in the last month

48%

26%

20%

6%

49%

21%

24%

6%

Male Female

Not in the last month Once a month

Few times a month Few times per week

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Frequency of socializing with relatives by gender

9%

91%

Yes No

Enmity in the community in the past 12 months

0.4%

3.6%

96.0%

Disagree NeutralAgree

Members of your family really care about each other

1%1%

98%

Agree NeutralDisagree

You wish you were not part of your family

2%18%

80%


Members of your family argue too much

1%

1%

98%


You feel like a stranger in your family

2%

28%

69%


You have enough time to spend with your family

2%8%

90%


There is a lot of understanding in your family

2%4%

94%


Your family is a real source of comfort to you

3%

97%

Yes No

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

13%

87%

Yes No

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

19%

25%

55%

Rarely safe Usually safeAlways safe

Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village

16%

21%63%

25%

32%

43%

Male Female

Rarely safe Usually safe

Always safe

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Safety from human harm in the village by gender

23%

30%

47%


Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village

18%

33%

49%


Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village

19%

31%

50%

17%

35%

47%

Male Female

Rarely safe Usually safe

Always safe

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Safety from ghosts in the village by gender

Ecological Diversity

0.2%9%

90.8%

A little responsible Somewhat responsibleHighly responsible

Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?

0.5%

3.9%

35.2%

60.4%

Disagree Neither Agree nor DisagreeAgree Strongly Agree

There should be tougher anti-pollution law

39%

26%

11%

24%

A major concern Of some concernA minor concern Not a concern

Community environmental problem: Landslides

38%

17%11%

34%


Community environmental problem: Floods

35%

30%

18%

16%


Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns

37%

18%

18%

26%


Community environmental problem: Littering

15%

32%

25%

28%

Never SometimesMost of the times Always

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

12%

29%

25%

34%


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

42%

17%

17%

23%


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

46%54%

Yes No

During the past 12 months did you plant trees?

8%

62%

30%

Yes NoNot Applicable

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

12%

72%

17%

Yes NoNot Applicable

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

81%

19%

Yes No

Do you have adequate access to water supply?

75%

25%50%50%

93%

7%

65%35%

90%

10%

100% 75%

25%

86%

14%

95%

5%

82%

18%

84%

16%

88%

12%

77%

23%

73%

27%

100%58%

42%

Bara Biru Charghary Chengmari

Denchukha Dorokha Dungtoe Gomtu

Lahereni Pugli Samtse Sipsu

Tading Tendu Ugentse/Nanital Yoeseltse/ ghumaunay

Yes No

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

1%3.9%

12.8%

41.3%

41.0%

Very poor Poor

Neither good nor poor GoodVery good

Quality of drinking water

32%

68%

Yes No

Do you own a vehicle?

29%

2%

33%

26%

2%8%

Drove you car Rode a passanger

Public transportation (bus) TaxiBicycle Walk

Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months

57%31%

9% 3%

Hardly ever Once a monthMore than once a month Once a week

Use of public transport in last month

0.2%

52.0%

7.8%

40.0%

Kerosene WoodLPG Electricity

Types of fuel used most often for cooking

77.0%

0.2% 1.5%

15.4%

5.9%

Others Solar

Kerosene heater WoodElectric heater

How do you usually heat your dwelling?

24%

28%

36%

12%

Not at all Unsure what it isHave some understanding Have a good understanding

Awareness about climate change

25%

27%

36%

13%22%

31%

37%

10%

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

40%

28%

32%

Decreased Stayed sameIncreased

Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years

0.6%

0.4%

0.9%1.9%

5.7%

60.7%

29.8%

Others Dump on open airDump in forest Dump in rivers/streams

Municipal garbage pick-up BurningComposting

Mode of household waste disposal

2%5%

18%

53%

23%

Very poor Poor

Neither good nor poor GoodVery good

Quality of agricultural land of farmers

46%

23%

11%

20%

Major constraint Some constraintMinor constraint Never

Agricultural constraints: Wild life

16%

31%

29%

24%


Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases

4%14%

24%58%


Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage

33%

27%

16%

23%

A lot SomeLittle Not at all

Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops

9%

91%

Yes No

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

2%2%2%

4%

90%

More than 5 4-5

2-3 1-2Not at all

Have you lost any livestock to predators?

83

52 50 48 45

36 3430

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Pugli

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Sipsu

Charg

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Biru

Dorok

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Lahe

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Cheng

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Ugent

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anita

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Gomtu

Dungt

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Dench

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Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

Living Standard

Housing unaffordability is not an issue in Samtse

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Samtse GNH 2011 Results