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

2. Demographics

12. Psychological Wellbeing

61. Health

122. Time Use and Balance

149. Education

207. Cultural Diversity

208. How well can you speak your mother tongue now?
1%
0%
99%
Only a little Quite well
Very well

209. Importance of Bhutanese Traditions
0.7%
6.8%
0.3%
92.2%
Not important Important
Very important Don't Know

210. Do you think children respect elders?
2.1%
22.6%
26.7%
48.5%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

211. Do you think children respect parents?
2.5%
19.1%
38.2%
40.2%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

212. Do you think children practice discipline(drig)?
2.2%
19.9%
27.0%
50.9%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

213. Do you think children practice honesty?
2.7%
15.4%
33.5%
48.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

214. Do you think children practice tolerance?
11.6% 12.5%
29.9%
46.0%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

215. Do you think children work hard?
0.9%
19.8%
32.8%
46.6%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

216. Do you think children practice obedience to authority?
3.4%
20.3%
31.0%
45.4%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

217. Do you think children take care of family members and relatives?
15.2%
41.9%
42.9%
A little Quite a lot
A lot

218. Do you think children help others?
0.3%
24.5% 19.6%
55.7%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

219. Do you think children practice impartiality towards rich, poor, etc?
15.8% 13.1%
34.0%
37.1%
Not at all A little
Quite a lot A lot

220. Women are more suited for domestic work/ house work than men
16%
9%
75%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

221. An education is more important for a boy than a girl
23%
14%
63%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

222. On the whole, men make better leaders than women do
40% 40%
20%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

223. Females tend to carry drip
8%
3%
89%
Agree Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree

224. Do you take part in local festivals in your community?
3.4%
35.2%
61.4%
Never Sometimes
Always

225. In a year, how many days do you spend attending social and cultural activities?
2%
6%
9%
53%
30%
None 1-5 days
6-12 days 13-20 days
+20 days

226. Frequency of playing traditional games in the past 12 months
0.9%
5.9%
19.3%
73.9%
Never A few times a year
Once or twice a month More than once a week

227. Frequency of playing modern games in the past 12 months
3.0%
3.1%
3.8%
90.1%
Never A few times a year
Once or twice a month More than once a week

228. Is Driglam Namzha (etiquette) important?
2.9%
0.7%
96.4%
Not important Important
Very important

229. Change in Driglam Namzha (etiquette) during the last few years
11.9%
8.7%
79.4%
Getting weaker Stayed same
Getting stronger

230. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
11.3%
19.1%
69.6%
Less compassionate Stayed the same
More compassionate
GNH Survey 2010

231. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
3.5%
8.3%
88.2%
More concerned about material wealth Stayed the same
Less concerned about material wealth
GNH Survey 2010

232. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
24.8%
43.0%
32.2%
More selfish Stayed the same
Less selfish
GNH Survey 2010

233. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
23.3%
45.8%
30.9%
Less honest Stayed the same
More honest
GNH Survey 2010

234. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
9.9%
19.9%
70.2%
Less spiritual Stayed the same
More spiritual
GNH Survey 2010

235. During the last few years, most people in Bhutan have become
12.2%
48.5%
39.3%
Less tolerant Stayed the same
More tolerant
GNH Survey 2010

236. Change in deterioration of traditional architectural designs in houses over the last 5yrs
11.1%
23.2%
27.7%
38.0%
A lot Moderate
Little None
GNH Survey 2010

237. Good Governance

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

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

240. Performance of the dzongdag in the past 12 months
1.9%
35.3%
62.8%
Average Good
Very good

241. Performance of the MP (National Assembly) in the past 12 months
1%
0% 9%
50%
39%
Very poor Poor
Average Good
Very good

242. Performance of the MP (National Council) in the past 12 months
1%10%
49%
40%
Poor Average
Good Very good

243. Did you vote for gup, MP or thromdey representative in the last election?
16%
84%
Did not vote Voted

244. Voter turnout by gender
Male Female
15% 18%
85% 82%
Did not vote Voted
GNH Survey 2010

245. Election process
2%
98%
Free and fair Not free and fair

246. Involved in case before the court in the past five years
6%
94%
Yes No

247. Freedom of media from government influences
20% 23%
34% 24%
Not free Quite free
Completely free Don't Know

248. Do you have access to BBS Radio?
22%
78%
No Yes

249. Do you have access to BBS TV?
32%
68%
No Yes

250. Do you have access to newspapers?
23%
77%
No Yes

251. Do you have access to internet?
8%
92%
No Yes

252. Perception of corruption
24%
57%
19%
Common Not common
Don't Know

253. No. of people involved in corruption in government sectors
2%
21% 20%
4%
53%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

254. No. of people involved in corruption in private sectors
2%
27% 25%
3%
43%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

255. No. of people involved in corruption in corporation
2%
16%
30%
4%
49%
All Most
A few None
Don't Know

256. Community Vitality

257. G 10 20 30 40
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Ts Ch
ak al
C al i
ha in
43 43 42
sk g
h
Sa a r
41
D lin
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N po
ga n
ts g
38 38
Kh r Ju ang
en me
37 36
gk y
h
C Ba ar
he l a
Th rm m
an un
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33 33 32
D on
ra g
m
31
N itse
ar
30
Sa a n
g
26
Ts lam
am b i
23
Li Mo an
ng n g
g
G me ga
ye th r
21 20
l p an
Duration of stay in the community by gewog
oz g
6
hi
ng
6

258. Tr
us 10 20 30
tm 0
os
to
ft
he
m
32
Tr
us
ts
om
e
of
th
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28
Tr
us
ta
fe
w
of
th
em
19
Tr
us
tn
on
e
of
th
em
7
Duration of stay in the community by trust in neighbours

259. Duration of stay in the community (in years)
0.5%
17.0%
7.5%
75.0%
Less than 1 year 1-5 years
Greater than 5 to 10 years More than 10 years

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

261. Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?
Male Female
41%
45%
55%
59%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

262. Did you give people unpaid voluntary help in the past 12 months?
1 Rural 2 Urban
28%
43%
57%
72%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

263. In the past 12 months, did you donate money or goods?
10%
90%
Did not provide donation Provided donation

264. 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000
Li
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m
et
ha
M ng
on
9650
gg
ar
N
6687
ar
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g
4602
Sa
lin
g
Ju
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3555
G
ye me
lp y
oz
3332
hi
n
Sa g
3041
la
m
Ts b
ak i
al
N in
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ts
Th an
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gr
Kh on
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2490245524312412
gk
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la
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C
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D
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19991937
its
C
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Mean donation by gewog
sk
ha
Ts r
am
an
D g
re
po
C
he ng
rm
1540152214791420
un
G g
on
1223
gd
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228

265. Sense of belonging to your local community
2%
19%
78%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong

266. Sense of belonging to your local community by gewog
Balam Chali Chaskhar Chermung Dramitse
4% 5%
6% 27%
73%
100% 100% 96% 89%
Drepong Gongdue Gyelpozhing Jurmey Khengkhar
18% 3% 5%
11% 10%
41%
56%
82% 100% 84% 90%
Lingmethang Monggar Narang Ngatsang Salambi
13% 2% 11% 7% 9%
33% 44%
65% 44%
88% 93% 91%
Saling Thangrong Tsakaling Tsamang
5%
7% 6%
9% 10%
87% 85% 90% 100%
Weak Somewhat strong
Very strong
GNH Survey 2010

267. Sense of belonging to the community and voluntary help
Weak Somewhat strong
32%
45%
55%
68%
Very strong
53% 47%
Did not volunteer Volunteered
GNH Survey 2010

268. How much do you trust Bhutanese people in general?
0.7%
16.3%
29.2%
53.7%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them

269. Trust in Bhutanese people in general by gender
Male Female
1% 1%
18% 22% 15%
38%
44%
63%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010

270. How much do you trust your neighbour?
6.3%
0.4%
52.1% 41.1%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them

271. Trust in neighbour by gender
Male Female
6%
7%
0% 0%
31% 43%
62% 50%
Trust none of them Trust a few of them
Trust some of them Trust most of them
GNH Survey 2010

272. People in this community treat you fairly
3%
1%
26%
70%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always

273. Would you say this is a neighbourhood where neighbours help each other?
1.3%
1%
33.2%
64.5%
Never Rarely
Sometimes Always

274. Frequency of socializing with neighbours in the last month
27% 25%
11%
37%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week

275. Frequency of socializing with neighbours by gender
Male Female
25% 22%
29% 28%
12%
9%
41% 34%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010

276. Frequency of socializing with relatives in the last month
17%
31%
39% 13%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week

277. Frequency of socializing with relatives by gender
Male Female
17% 17%
31% 31%
38% 14% 40% 12%
Not in the last month Once a month
Few times a month Few times per week
GNH Survey 2010

278. Enmity in the community in the past 12 months
10%
90%
Yes No

279. Members of your family really care about each other
2%
1%
97%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

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

281. Members of your family argue too much
7%
14%
80%
Agree Neutral
Disagree

282. You feel like a stranger in your family
3%
2%
95%
Agree Neutral
Disagree

283. You have enough time to spend with your family
11%
27%
62%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

284. There is a lot of understanding in your family
1% 11%
88%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

285. Your family is a real source of comfort to you
4% 7%
90%
Disagree Neutral
Agree

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

287. Did you see/know other people being victimized of crime in the last 12 months?
17%
83%
Yes No

288. Safety from human harm in the neighbourhood/village
8%
23%
69%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

289. Safety from human harm in the village by gender
Male Female
2% 12%
18%
28%
60%
80%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010

290. Safety from wild animals in the neighbourhood/village
7%
29%
64%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

291. Safety from ghosts in the neighbourhood/village
10%
28%
62%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe

292. Safety from ghosts in the village by gender
Male Female
10% 10%
19%
53%
37%
72%
Rarely safe Usually safe
Always safe
GNH Survey 2010

293. Ecological Diversity

294. Do you feel responsible for conserving the natural environment?
0.7%
1.2%
11.0%
87.1%
Not at all A little responsible
Somewhat responsible Highly responsible

295. There should be tougher anti-pollution law
2.3%
0.2%
34.0%
63.5%
Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree
Agree Strongly Agree

296. Community environmental problem: Landslides
20%
37%
22%
22%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

297. Community environmental problem: Floods
15%
11%
58%
16%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

298. Community environmental problem: Erratic weather patterns
13%
23%
30%
35%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

299. Community environmental problem: Littering
15%
17%
53%
15%
A major concern Of some concern
A minor concern Not a concern

300. How often did you reuse materials in the past 12 months?
15%
32%
27%
25%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

301. How often did you try to reduce waste in the past 12 months?
16%
30%
28%
26%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

302. How often did you segregate waste in the past 12 months?
22%
36%
19%
22%
Never Sometimes
Most of the times Always

303. During the past 12 months did you plant trees?
39%
61%
Yes No

304. Agricultural land lost to development by farmers in the last 5yrs
11%
23%
66%
Yes No
Not Applicable

305. Land lost as a result of growing trees naturally on your land
14% 9%
77%
Yes No
Not Applicable

306. Do you have adequate access to water supply?
22%
78%
Yes No

307. By gewog: Do you have adequate access to water supply?
Balam Chali Chaskhar Chermung Dramitse
18% 9% 11% 11%
27%
82% 73%
91% 89% 89%
Drepong Gongdue Gyelpozhing Jurmey Khengkhar
12% 17% 10% 24%
45%
55%
88% 83% 90% 76%
Lingmethang Monggar Narang Ngatsang Salambi
7%
29%
44% 45%
56% 55%
71%
100% 93%
Saling Thangrong Tsakaling Tsamang
6% 17% 14%
94% 100% 83% 86%
Yes No
GNH Survey 2010

308. Quality of drinking water
1.7%
0.9% 7.6%
43.7%
46.1%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good

309. Do you own a vehicle?
32%
68%
Yes No

310. Modes of transportation used in the past 12 months
7%
1%
21%
29%
17%
24%
Drove you car Rode a passanger
Public transportation (bus) Taxi
Walk Others

311. Use of public transport in last month
6% 3%
3%
16%
73%
Hardly ever Once a month
More than once a month Once a week
Everyday

312. Types of fuel used most often for cooking
1%
44%
46%
10%
Kerosene Wood
LPG Electricity

313. How do you usually heat your dwelling?
3.2%
0.2%
11.3% 0.2%
85.1%
Others Solar
Kerosene heater Wood
Electric heater

314. Awareness about climate change
7%
21%
50%
21%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding

315. Awareness about climate change
Male Female
13% 3%
19%
42%
24%
58%
21%
21%
Not at all Unsure what it is
Have some understanding Have a good understanding
GNH Survey 2010

316. Change in vegetation cover as compared to previous years
33% 33%
34%
Decreased Stayed same
Increased

317. Mode of household waste disposal
1.1%
6.7%
1.9%
30.0%
60.3%
Dump on open air Dump in forest
Municipal garbage pick-up Burning
Composting

318. Quality of agricultural land of farmers
3%
0%
15%
19%
62%
Very poor Poor
Neither good nor poor Good
Very good

319. Agricultural constraints: Wild life
22%
37%
15%
26%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

320. Agricultural constraints: Pest and diseases
13%
33%
25%
28%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

321. Agricultural constraints: Labour shortage
5%
8%
16%
71%
Major constraint Some constraint
Minor constraint Never

322. Extent of damages caused by wild animals to crops
22%
33%
17%
28%
A lot Some
Little Not at all

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

324. Have you lost any livestock to predators?
4%
1% 5%
5%
85%
More than 5 4-5
2-3 1-2
Not at all

325. 100 150 200
50
C 0
ha
Ts skh
a a
Th ka r
an ling 166
g
N ro
ga ng
t
122120
G san
on g
gd
Ju ue
rm
Ba ey
la
m
100100 99 99
Kh Sa
en ling
gk
Sa ha
la r
D m
ra bi
m
68 66 66
M its
on e
gg
a
54 50
C Ch r
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rm li
Ts un
am g
35 33
a
Li N ng
ng ar
m a
G et ng
ye ha
lp ng
oz
D hin
re g
po
ng
Land left uncultivated due to wild life threats by gewog

326. Living Standard