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religious book cover to cover. We paid him 40 ngultrums ($1.35
US)/day plus food (special meals made with pork). We tend the
altar in our house. Namgay prays every day.
Family Economics
7. Does your family consider itself rich or poor, comfortable
or struggling?
We consider ourselves average, comfortable.
8. How many hours/week does each family member work?
Adults: 49 hours/week--8am-12pm,1pm-4pm, 7 days/week,
more during harvest.
Children: Look after cattle, pigs, and each other.
9. Are you satisfied with your jobs? What do you
like/dislike about them?
Yes, we like farming. We like harvest time more than planting.
Namgay likes working in the rice mill.
10. How much money does each family member earn/month?
Income from rice mill is 5,000 ngultrums ($166.67 US)/year.
Other land for feeding family. We receive the following in
monthly aid: 3 kg flour, 2 kg milk powder (from the US-UN
Save the Children), 1 liter cooking oil
11. What are your total expenses each month for:
Food: 3 sacks of salt/year: 65 ngultrums ($2.15 US) each
Clothing: 5 adults: 800 ngultrums ($26.67 US) each/year
School: 3 kids: 900 ngultrums ($30 US) each for school
(includes fees & food at school)
Household goods: 5 soap/month: 25 ngultrums ($0.85 US)
Luxury items: betel nut: 15 ngultrums ($0.50 US)/month,
Lime: 6 ngultrums ($0.20 US)/month, Liquor we make ourselves.
13. How much waste do you generate; and how does your
family dispose of its waste ?
We have a latrine. Food waste goes to our animals. Other
waste (practically none) is burned.