The document summarizes findings from Bhutan's 2010 GNH survey in Lhuntse Dzongkhag (district). Key findings include: - Respondents reported high levels of psychological well-being, health, and cultural engagement. Nearly all spoke their mother tongue well and felt Bhutanese traditions were important. - Access to infrastructure like electricity and internet was limited in some areas. Respondents engaged in local governance and had trust in their legal system. - Communities reported strong social cohesion, with high levels of trust between neighbors, family ties, and volunteerism. Safety from crime was also largely perceived as good. - While cultural practices like use of the traditional language and games remained strong

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

2. Demographics

13. Psychological wellebing

74. Health

143. Time Use and Balance

167. Metsho gewog was not connected by electricity at the time of the GNH survey in 2010. (Only
one respondent have watched TV from Metsho gewog (could have watched elsewhere and
returned to home in the previous day)

172. Education

231. Cultural Diversity

232. 1%
99%
Quite well Very well
How well can you speak your mother tongue now?

233. 1.6%
9.4%
88.7%
0.3%
Not important Important
Very important Don't Know
Importance of Bhutanese Traditions

234. 0.9%
32.3%
42.3%
24.5%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children respect elders?

235. 1.4%
22.8%
39.7%
36.0%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children respect parents?

236. 2.3%
27.0%
42.7%
28.0%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?

237. 2.4%
37.3%
41.2%
19.1%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice honesty?

238. 8.2%
51.8%
25.4%
14.6%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice tolerance?

239. 0.9%
28.2%
40.0%
30.9%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children work hard?

240. 1.2%
22.9%
45.5%
30.3%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice obedience to authority?

241. 1.1%
16.7%
39.1%
43.2%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children take care of family members and relatives?

242. 0.6%
24.9%
48.9%
25.5%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children help others?

243. 10.5%
41.8%31.3%
16.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice impartiality towards rich, poor, etc?

244. 75%
13%
13%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Women are more suited for domestic work/ house work than men

245. 22%
15%63%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
An education is more important for a boy than a girl

246. 42%
23%
35%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
On the whole, men make better leaders than women do

247. 92%
3%5%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Females tend to carry drip

248. 2.7%
37.6%
59.7%
Never Sometimes
Always
Do you take part in local festivals in your community?

249. 2%
55%24%
11%
8%
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?

250. 76.2%
15.6%
6.7%
1.4%
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

251. 92.0%
4.5%
1.4%
2.1%
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

252. 0.4%
4.1%
95.5%
Not important Important
Very important
Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?

253. 15.5%
16.9%
67.5%
Getting weaker Stayed same
Getting stronger
Change in Driglam Namzha (etiquette) during the last few years

254. 9.2%
24.2%
66.6%
Less compassionate Stayed the same
More compassionate
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

255. 84.0%
14.5%
1.5%
More concerned about material wealth Stayed the same
Less concerned about material wealth
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

256. 44.6%
31.7%
23.7%
More selfish Stayed the same
Less selfish
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

257. 21.2%
39.9%
38.9%
Less honest Stayed the same
More honest
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

258. 8.2%
21.8%
70.0%
Less spiritual Stayed the same
More spiritual
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

259. 15.1%
40.2%
44.7%
Less tolerant Stayed the same
More tolerant
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

260. 12.5%
12.9%
44.5%
30.0%
A lot Moderate
Little None
GNH Survey 2010
Change in deterioration of traditional architectural designs in houses over the last 5yrs

261. Good Governance

262. 30%
70%
No Yes
Did you attend zomdue in the past 12 months?

263. 5
4
3
012345
Mean zomdue attendance in the past 12 months
Village/Chiwog level Gewog level
Thromdue level

264. 0.1%
2.4%
26.9%
70.5%
Poor Average
Good Very good
Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months

265. 1%
5%
20%
44%
29%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good
Performance of the MP (National Assembly) in the past 12 months

266. 1%
5%
20%
45%
29%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good
Performance of the MP (National Council) in the past 12 months

267. 17%
83%
Did not vote Voted
Did you vote for gup, MP or thromdey representative in the last election?

268. 16%
84%
17%
83%
Male Female
Did not vote Voted
GNH Survey 2010
Voter turnout by gender

269. 94%
6%
Free and fair Not free and fair
Election process

270. 9%
91%
Yes No
Involved in case before the court in the past five years

271. 24%
22%
31%
24%
Not free Quite free
Completely free Don't Know
Freedom of media from government influences

272. 23%
77%
No Yes
Do you have access to BBS Radio?

273. 76%
24%
No Yes
Do you have access to BBS TV?

274. 84%
16%
No Yes
Do you have access to newspapers?

275. 96%
4%
No Yes
Do you have access to internet?

276. 53%
29%
18%
Common Not common
Don't Know
Perception of corruption

277. 1.2%
21.5%
51.5%
7.5%
18.3%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors

278. 5%
26%
38%
9%
22%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors

279. 3.1%
19.5%
45.6%
8.7%
23.1%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in corporation

280. Community Vitality

281. 38
36 36
32 32 32 31
29
19
9
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etshoG
angzurTsengkhar
Khom
a
Kurtoe
M
enbi
M
enjey
Jarey
Autsho
Lhuntse
Duration of stay in the community by gewog

282. 35
30 28
25
0
10203040
Trustm
ostofthem
Trustsom
e
ofthem
Trusta
few
ofthem
Trustnone
ofthem
Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

283. 0.7%
12.1%
5.7%
81.5%
Less than 1 year 1-5 years
Greater than 5 to 10 years More than 10 years
Duration of stay in the community (in years)

284. 48%
52%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

285. 47%
53%
49%51%
Male Female
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

286. 48%
52% 52%
48%
1 Rural 2 Urban
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

287. 5.7
5.9
0246
Did not volunteer Volunteered
Happiness levels of Pemagatshel by voluntary help

288. 9%
91%
Did not provide donation Provided donation
In the past 12 months, did you donate money or goods?

289. 47518
9166
6044
2837 2816 2780 2406 2260 1725 868
0
10,00020,00030,00040,00050,000
Autsho
Lhuntse
M
enbi
M
enjey
Kurtoe
Khom
a
G
angzur
M
etshoTsengkhar
Jarey
Mean donation by gewog

290. 3%
14%
82%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
Sense of belonging to your local community

291. 33%
67%
3%15%
82%
4%8%
89%
5%
15%
80%
3%11%
86%
12%
41%
47%
9%
16%
75%
21%
79%
3%
97%
6%
94%
Autsho Gangzur Jarey Khoma
Kurtoe Lhuntse Menbi Menjey
Metsho Tsengkhar
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
GNH Survey 2010
Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog

292. 59%
41%
53%47%
47%53%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help

293. 0.6%
13.3%
60.1%
26.0%
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?

294. 11%
60%
29%
1%
15%
60%
24%
Male Female
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010
Trust in Bhutanese people in general by gender

295. 0.7%
9.6%
42.6%
47.2%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
How much do you trust your neighbour?

296. 1%
8%
36%56%
1%11%
47%
42%
Male Female
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010
Trust in neighbour by gender

297. 1%
3%
31%
66%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always
People in this community treat you fairly

298. 1.2%
1.7%
32.6%
64.6%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always
Would you say this is a neighbourhood where neighbours help each other?

299. 21%
10%
37%
32%
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

300. 19%
12%
38%
31%
22%
9%
37%
33%
Male Female
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010
Frequency of socializing with neighbours by gender

301. 29%
14%
31%
26%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
Frequency of socializing with relatives in the last month

302. 30%
15%
27%
28% 29%
13%
34%
25%
Male Female
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010
Frequency of socializing with relatives by gender

303. 11%
89%
Yes No
Enmity in the community in the past 12 months

304. 1%
3%
96%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
Members of your family really care about each other

305. 2%
4%
94%
Agree Neutral
Disagree
You wish you were not part of your family

306. 7%
19%
73%
Agree Neutral
Disagree
Members of your family argue too much

307. 3%
3%
94%
Agree Neutral
Disagree
You feel like a stranger in your family

308. 11%
28%
61%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
You have enough time to spend with your family

309. 4%
8%
88%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
There is a lot of understanding in your family

310. 3%
13%
84%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
Your family is a real source of comfort to you

311. 1%
99%
Yes No
Have you been a victim of crime in the last 12 months?

312. 18%
82%
Yes No
Did you see/know other people being victimized of crime in the last 12 months?

313. 25%
26%
49%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village

314. 15%
21%
65%
31%
30%
39%
Male Female
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010
Safety from human harm in the village by gender

315. 15%
30%
55%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village

316. 18%
28%
54%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village

317. 7%
27%
66%
25%
28%
47%
Male Female
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010
Safety from ghosts in the village by gender

318. Ecological Diversity

319. 0.9%
1.2%
13.1%
84.8%
Not at all A little responsible
Somewhat responsible Highly responsible
Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?

320. 2.9%
44.4%52.8%
Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree
Strongly Agree
There should be tougher anti-pollution law

321. 29%
16%
18%
36%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Landslides

322. 22%
5%
18%
55%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Floods

323. 25%
30%
33%
11%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns

324. 15%
16%
19%
50%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Littering

325. 15%
23%
27%
36%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you reuse materials in the past 12 months?

326. 9%
34%
29%
28%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you try to reduce waste in the past 12 months?

327. 20%
25%
23%
31%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you segregate waste in the past 12 months?

328. 42%
58%
Yes No
During the past 12 months did you plant trees?

329. 19%
65%
15%
Yes No
Not Applicable
Agricultural land lost to development by farmers in the last 5yrs

330. 16%
75%
9%
Yes No
Not Applicable
Land lost as a result of growing trees naturally on your land

331. 82%
18%
Yes No
Do you have adequate access to water supply?

332. 75%
25%
92%
8%
67%
33%
76%
24%
89%
11%
82%
18%
93%
7%
85%
15%
68%
32%
80%
20%
Autsho Gangzur Jarey Khoma
Kurtoe Lhuntse Menbi Menjey
Metsho Tsengkhar
Yes No
GNH Survey 2010
By gewog: Do you have adequate access to water supply?

333. 2.2%
4.4%
7.1%
34.7%
51.6%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good
Quality of drinking water

334. 33%
67%
Yes No
Do you own a vehicle?

335. 30%
4%
40%
21%
5%
Drove you car Rode a passanger
Public transportation (bus) Taxi
Walk
Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months

336. 79%
21%
Hardly ever More than once a month
Use of public transport in last month

337. 49%
5%
46%
Wood LPG
Electricity
Types of fuel used most often for cooking

338. 4%
90%
6%
Others Wood
Electric heater
How do you usually heat your dwelling?

339. 45%
30%
22%
4%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
Awareness about climate change

340. 34%
24%
34%
9%
51%
34%
14%
1%
Male Female
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
GNH Survey 2010
Awareness about climate change

341. 25%
42%
33%
Decreased Stayed same
Increased
Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years

342. 0.7%
1.0%
1.8%
0.7%
3.5%
67.7%
24.6%
Others Dump on open air
Dump in forest Dump in rivers/streams
Municipal garbage pick-up Burning
Composting
Mode of household waste disposal

343. 1%
4%
13%
62%
19%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good
Quality of agricultural land of farmers

344. 43%
26%
14%
18%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Wild life

345. 19%
30%
26%
25%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases

346. 5%
12%
19%
65%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage

347. 35%
25%
19%
21%
A lot Some
Little Not at all
Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops

348. 8%
92%
Yes No
Do you have any land that have not been cultivated due to wild life threats?

349. 3%
2%
3%
12%
79%
More than 5 4-5
2-3 1-2
Not at all
Have you lost any livestock to predators?

350. 380
168
125
104 100
76
62 60
0
100200300400
M
enjey
M
enbiG
angzurTsengkhar
M
etsho
Kurtoe
Khom
a
Jarey
Lhuntse
Autsho
Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

351. Living Standard