This document summarizes survey findings from 2010 on GNH in Sarpang Dzongkhag, Bhutan. Key findings include: - Respondents reported high levels of psychological well-being, health, and time balance. - Cultural diversity was strongly maintained, with nearly universal importance placed on traditions and high levels of respect reported between children and elders. - Governance was seen as generally free and fair, with high voter turnout and performance ratings for elected officials. - Community vitality was strong, with high levels of trust, volunteering, and sense of belonging reported. - Environmental stewardship was also high, with strong personal responsibility felt for conservation and high reuse and waste reduction behaviors.

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

2. Demographics

13. Psychological Wellbeing

75. Health

130. There was none who
had attempted to
commit suicide in the
past 12 months

140. Time Use and Balance

170. Education

228. Cultural Diversity

229. 2.9%
4.5%
5.5%
87.1%
Not at all Only a little
Quite well Very well
How well can you speak your mother tongue now?

230. 2%
97%
1%
Important Very important
Don't Know
Importance of Bhutanese Traditions

231. 1%
15%
59%
25%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children respect elders?

232. 0.2%
11.3%
53.2%
35.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children respect parents?

233. 21.0%
61.1%
17.9%
A little Quite a lot
A lot
Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?

234. 0.8%
23.5%
63.4%
12.3%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice honesty?

235. 2%
38%
49%
11%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice tolerance?

236. 16.7%
58.8%
24.5%
A little Quite a lot
A lot
Do you think children work hard?

237. 0.3%
13.7%
57.4%
28.6%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice obedience to authority?

238. 0.2%
8.9%
58.1%
32.8%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children take care of family members and relatives?

239. 0.2%
19.0%
61.4%
19.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children help others?

240. 2.8%
28.9%
48.0%
20.3%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot
Do you think children practice impartiality towards rich, poor, etc?

241. 50%
12%
38%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Women are more suited for domestic work/ house work than men

242. 6%
11%
83%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
An education is more important for a boy than a girl

243. 14%
21%
65%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
On the whole, men make better leaders than women do

244. 76%
6%
18%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Females tend to carry drip

245. 3%
24%
73%
Never Sometimes
Always
Do you take part in local festivals in your community?

246. 5%
57%
21%
10%
9%
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?

247. 73%
20%
5%
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

248. 79%
12%
4%5%
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

249. 0.3%
99.7%
Important Very important
Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?

250. 17.2%
19.9%
62.9%
Getting weaker Stayed same
Getting stronger
Change in Driglam Namzha (etiquette) during the last few years

251. 7.0%
35.7%
57.3%
Less compassionate Stayed the same
More compassionate
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

252. 82.9%
14.7%
2.4%
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

253. 49.1%
33.6%
17.3%
More selfish Stayed the same
Less selfish
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

254. 25.2%
44.4%
30.4%
Less honest Stayed the same
More honest
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

255. 12.8%
18.1%
69.1%
Less spiritual Stayed the same
More spiritual
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

256. 21.3%
40.8%
37.9%
Less tolerant Stayed the same
More tolerant
GNH Survey 2010
During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become

257. 9.0%
29.9%
36.2%
24.9%
A lot Moderate
Little None
GNH Survey 2010
Change in deterioration of traditional architectural designs in houses over the last 5yrs

258. Good Governance

259. 24%
76%
No Yes
Did you attend zomdue in the past 12 months?

260. 8
7
3
02468
Mean zomdue attendance in the past 12 months
Village/Chiwog level Gewog level
Thromdue level

261. 0.2%
1.7%
36.8%
61.3%
Poor Average
Good Very good
Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months

262. 2.4%
1.2%
13.4%
35.4%
47.7%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good
Performance of the MP (National Assembly) in the past 12 months

263. 2.7%
1.3%
12.5%
36.9%
46.6%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good
Performance of the MP (National Council) in the past 12 months

264. 14%
86%
Did not vote Voted
Did you vote for gup, MP or thromdey representative in the last election?

265. 7%
93%
23%
77%
Male Female
Did not vote Voted
GNH Survey 2010
Voter turnout by gender

266. 99%
1%
Free and fair Not free and fair
Election process

267. 9%
91%
Yes No
Involved in case before the court in the past five years

268. 13%
26%
55%
6%
Not free Quite free
Completely free Don't Know
Freedom of media from government influences

269. 8%
92%
No Yes
Do you have access to BBS Radio?

270. 41%
59%
No Yes
Do you have access to BBS TV?

271. 71%
29%
No Yes
Do you have access to newspapers?

272. 87%
13%
No Yes
Do you have access to internet?

273. 57%
20%
23%
Common Not common
Don't Know
Perception of corruption

274. 18%
50%
8%
23%
Most A few
None Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors

275. 18%
51%
4%
27%
Most A few
None Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors

276. 0.4%
13.9%
51.4%
6.1%
28.2%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know
No. of people involved in corruption in corporation

277. Community Vitality

278. 32 31 31
26
24
21 21 20
15
11
9
5
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Duration of stay in the community by gewog

279. 24
19
12
0
05
10152025Trustm
ostofthem
Trustsom
e
ofthem
Trusta
few
ofthem
Trustnone
ofthem
Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

280. 1.9%
17.4%
11.5%
69.2%
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)

281. 32%
68%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

282. 28%
72%
36%
64%
Male Female
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

283. 31%
69%
48%
52%
1 Rural 2 Urban
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?

284. 6.4 6.4
0246
Did not volunteer Volunteered
Happiness levels by voluntary help

285. 15%
85%
Did not provide donation Provided donation
In the past 12 months, did you donate money or goods?

286. 8772
5253
3721 3597
2826
1630 1525 1500 1406 1293
1114
910
0
2,0004,0006,0008,000
Shom
pangkha
Sarpang
Sershong
Bhur
G
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C
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D
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Singye
D
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U
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H
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Mean donation by gewog

287. 1%
13%
85%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
Sense of belonging to your local community

288. 25%
75%
9%
91%
13%
87%
8%
92%
6%
18%
76%
12%
88%
7%
93%
11%
35%54%
7%
93%
5%
29%
67%
17%
83%
11%
89%
Bhur Chuzargang Dekiling Dovan
Gelephu Hilley Jigmecholing Sarpang
Sershong Shompangkha Singye Umling
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
GNH Survey 2010
Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog

289. 100%
36%
64%
30%
70%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010
Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help

290. 0.3%
14.1%
50.1%
35.5%
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?

291. 13%
48%
39%
1%
16%
52%
31%
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

292. 0.3%
8.1%
33.2%
58.3%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
How much do you trust your neighbour?

293. 6.4%
29.9%
63.7%
0.8%10.3%
37.6%
51.3%
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

294. 0.5%
17.2%
82.4%
Rarely Sometimes
Always
People in this community treat you fairly

295. 0.5%
0.5%
31.6%
67.4%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always
Would you say this is a neighbourhood where neighbours help each other?

296. 14%
18%
52%
17%
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

297. 13%
18%
56%
13% 14%
17%
47%
22%
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

298. 41%
22%
30%
7%
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

299. 37%
22%
35%
7%
47%
23%
23%
7%
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

300. 9%
91%
Yes No
Enmity in the community in the past 12 months

301. 0.3%
4.2%
95.5%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
Members of your family really care about each other

302. 1%
2%
97%
Agree Neutral
Disagree
You wish you were not part of your family

303. 1%
16%
83%
Agree Neutral
Disagree
Members of your family argue too much

304. 1%
99%
Neutral Disagree
You feel like a stranger in your family

305. 5%
25%
70%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
You have enough time to spend with your family

306. 0.4%
13.5%
86.1%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
There is a lot of understanding in your family

307. 5%
6%
90%
Disagree Neutral
Agree
Your family is a real source of comfort to you

308. 4%
96%
Yes No
Have you been a victim of crime in the last 12 months?

309. 20%
80%
Yes No
Did you see/know other people being victimized of crime in the last 12 months?

310. 28%
34%
39%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village

311. 23%
28%
49%
34%
41%
25%
Male Female
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010
Safety from human harm in the village by gender

312. 38%
37%
25%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village

313. 19%
30%
52%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village

314. 11%
29%
60%
28%
31%
41%
Male Female
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010
Safety from ghosts in the village by gender

315. Ecological Diversity

316. 0.4%
0.3%
7.6%
91.7%
Not at all A little responsible
Somewhat responsible Highly responsible
Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?

317. 0.1%
1.8%
41.9%
56.2%
Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree
Agree Strongly Agree
There should be tougher anti-pollution law

318. 37%
28%
9%
25%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Landslides

319. 43%
26%
8%
23%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Floods

320. 18%
44%
19%
19%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns

321. 20%
26%
24%
30%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern
Community environmental problem: Littering

322. 13%
47%
26%
15%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you reuse materials in the past 12 months?

323. 29%
35%
22%
14%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you try to reduce waste in the past 12 months?

324. 32%
14%
18%
36%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always
How often did you segregate waste in the past 12 months?

325. 47%
53%
Yes No
During the past 12 months did you plant trees?

326. 4%
71%
26%
Yes No
Not Applicable
Agricultural land lost to development by farmers in the last 5yrs

327. 5%
83%
13%
Yes No
Not Applicable
Land lost as a result of growing trees naturally on your land

328. 70%
30%
Yes No
Do you have adequate access to water supply?

329. 88%
13%
48%52%
79%
21%
71%
29%
82%
18%
75%
25%
62%
38%
76%
24%
80%
20%
48%52%
67%
33%
74%
26%
Bhur Chuzargang Dekiling Dovan
Gelephu Hilley Jigmecholing Sarpang
Sershong Shompangkha Singye Umling
Yes No
GNH Survey 2010
By gewog: Do you have adequate access to water supply?

330. 0.9%
2.2%
8.6%
45.9%
42.3%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good
Quality of drinking water

331. 40%
60%
Yes No
Do you own a vehicle?

332. 39%
2%
12%
25%
1%
21%
1%
Drove you car Rode a passanger
Public transportation (bus) Taxi
Bicycle Walk
Others
Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months

333. 67%
26%
6%
1%
Hardly ever Once a month
More than once a month Once a week
Use of public transport in last month

334. 0.6%
36.8%
13.6%
49.0%
Kerosene Wood
LPG Electricity
Types of fuel used most often for cooking

335. 16.6%
78.5%
5.0%
Others Wood
Electric heater
How do you usually heat your dwelling?

336. 39%
24%
28%
9%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
Awareness about climate change

337. 31%
23%
33%
13%
49%
26%
22%
3%
Male Female
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
GNH Survey 2010
Awareness about climate change by gender

338. 49%
28%
23%
Decreased Stayed same
Increased
Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years

339. 0.4%
0.3%
5.1%
78.9%
15.2%
Dump in forest Dump in rivers/streams
Municipal garbage pick-up Burning
Composting
Mode of household waste disposal

340. 3%
13%
67%
17%
Poor Neither good nor poor
Good Very good
Quality of agricultural land of farmers

341. 56%
21%
9%
13%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Wild life

342. 11%
39%36%
14%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases

343. 11%
21%
18%
50%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never
Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage

344. 41%
28%
14%
17%
A lot Some
Little Not at all
Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops

345. 3%
97%
Yes No
Do you have any land that have not been cultivated due to wild life threats?

346. 3%
1%
1%
7%
87%
More than 5 4-5
2-3 1-2
Not at all
Have you lost any livestock to predators?

347. 170
100
40
0
50
100150200
D
ekilingJigm
echoling
Sershong
U
m
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SingyeShom
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Sarpang
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D
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Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

348. Living Standard