Gross National Happiness
Members of the RBG/RBA/RBP had a self reported happiness of 6.45/10. They had the second highest percentage of people who were very satisfied with their livelihood (29.4%) and had 0% of people dissatisfied with their livelihood. 87.5%, the highest of all the occupations, felt as though they were never selfish. They also had the highest self rated health status of any occupation.
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