GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS DOMAINS GNH Commission 2 nd June 2010

1. GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS DOMAINS GNH Commission 2nd June 2010

2. DOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING • 2. Prayer Recitation • 3. Meditation • 4. Consideration of Karma in daily life Indicators • 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 GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL • GHQ Domain: psychological wellbeing Target Group 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 • Farmers • Females • Unemployed • Single parents • Rural populace • House wives • Just 1 % of the respondents reported that they meditate daily, 8% occasionally and 90% not at all • 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 Policy Intervention 5. Feeling of selfishness • 2.63% of the respondents reported feeling selfish often, 23.66% sometimes and 73.72% never Gross National Happiness Commission

3. DOMAIN 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING Indicators • 1.37% of respondents reported feeling jealous often, 19.5% sometimes and 70% never • 6. Jealousy • 7. Calmness • 8. Compassion • 9. Generosity • 10. Frustration • 11. Suicidal • thoughts and attempts GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL EDUCATION GENDER GENERAL GENDER OCCUPATION REGION Domain: psychological wellbeing • 16.6% of the respondents reported feeling calm often, 58.9% sometimes and 24% never Target Group • 27% of the respondents reported feeling compassionate often, 62% sometimes and 10% never • Farmers • Females • Unemployed • Single parents • Rural populace • House wives • Compassion and generosity is more valued by people with lower level of education (lack of value transmission) • 29% of the respondents reported feeling generous often, 62% sometimes and 10% never • Females reported higher on the importance of generosity then males • 5% of the respondents reported feeling frustrated often, 56% sometimes and 40% never Policy Intervention • Rural populace scored higher on suicidal thoughts and attempts than the urban people • Females scored higher on suicidal thoughts and attempts than males • Farmers scored highest in the suicidal ideation and attempts Gross National Happiness Commission

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5. DOMAIN 2: HEALTH • Self reported health status • Long term disability • Number of healthy days in the past 30 days • 4. Body mass index Indicators • 25.5% of the respondents reported excellent on health status, 64% good and 10.4% poor • Males reported higher on self rated health status than the females. Domain: Health Target Group GENDER GENDER GENDER GENDER • Females reported higher on long term disability than the males • Farmers • Females • Rural populace • Low income group • Religious community REGION • Rural populace reported higher disabilities, esp. farmers GENERAL REGION REGION • Males reported higher on the number of healthy days than the females Policy Intervention • People with higher income had better/ excellent health status • Females were more obese and over weight than the males • The Urban populace were more over weight and obese than their rural counterparts Gross National Happiness Commission

6. DOMAIN 2: HEALTH Indicators • 84.4% of the respondents knew how HIV/AIDS is transmitted • 5. Knowledge of transmission of HIV AIDS • Rural populace were ignorant of the mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS Domain: Health Target Group • 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 6. Knowledge on the duration for a child to be breast fed exclusively • Farmers • Females • Rural populace • Low income group • Religious community GENERAL REGION REGION GENERAL • Only 39.7% of the respondents knew how long a child should be breast fed exclusively • 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 7. Walking distance to the nearest health care centre Policy Intervention • Rural populace reported higher in mean walking distance(63.65 mins) to the nearest health care centre than its urban counterparts Gross National Happiness Commission

8. 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

11. DOMAIN 5: COMMUNITY VITALITY Indicators • 41% of the respondents trusted most of their neighbours, 42% said they trusted only some of them Sense of trust in neighbours 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 GENDER REGION GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL REGION • Males reported higher on the trust level than females both in the urban and rural areas Domain: Good Governance Target Group • Rural populace reported higher on the level of trust in general than the urban populace • 48% of the respondents reported that neighbours help each other always, 48% sometimes and 3 % rarely. • Urban • Females • Unemployed • Single parents • Rural populace • House wives • Rural populace reported higher on the helping each other in the community (53% always) than the urban populace (28% always) • 70% of the respondents reported there is labour exchange in the community and 30% disagreed • 52% of the respondents reported socializing with friends few times a week, 32% few times a month and 8% once a month Policy Intervention Gross National Happiness Commission

12. DOMAIN 5: COMMUNITY VITALITY Indicators GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL • 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? Domain: Good Governance Target Group • Urban • Females • Unemployed • Single parents • Rural populace • House wives • 40% of the respondents reported that almost all their relatives live in the same community, 21% about half, 30% a few and 9% none • 98.6% of the respondents reported that they haven't been victims of crime Policy Intervention • 75% of the respondents reported that that they have seen people being victimized and 25% agreed otherwise Gross National Happiness Commission

13. DOMAIN 5: COMMUNITY VITALITY Indicators • 13% of the respondents reported that they rarely feel safe from human harm REGION GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL REGION GENERAL GENDER REGION GENDER GENERAL • Females reported higher(21.4%) on feeling rarely safe from human harm than the males (5%) • Feelings of safety from human harm • 13. Sense of enmity in the community Domain: Good Governance Target Group Thimphu Dzo (22%)reported highest on feeling rarely safe from human harm and HaaDzo lowest (5%) • Only 12% of the respondents reported that there is enmity in the community and 88% reported otherwise • Urban • Females • Unemployed • Single parents • Rural populace • House wives • 52% of the respondents reported that they have volunteered where as 48% reported otherwise • No. of days volunteered • 15. Amount of donation in cash value • 16. Availability of social support • Males reported higher (57%) than females (47%) on voluntarism • Rural populace reported higher (55%) than females (35%) on volunteerism Policy Intervention • 89% of the respondents reported that they have donated and 11% reported otherwise • P/gatsel and DaganaDzo reported highest (95%) on donation and Thimphu (78%) the lowest Gross National Happiness Commission

19. Thank You & Tashi Delek