| 2-1 Grassroots Units
  in Various Sectors | |||
|  |  |  |  | 
| Sector | Grassroots
  Units |   | |
| Increase
  Rate | |||
| 1998 | 1999 | in 1999 | |
| over 1998 | |||
|   |   |   |   | 
|   Rural Grassroots Units |   |   |   | 
|   Basic Units                  
       (10 000 units) |   |   |   | 
|       Township
  Governments | 2.64 | 2.56 | -3.0 | 
|       Town
  Governments | 1.91 | 1.92 | 0.5 | 
|       Village
  Committees | 74.00 | 73.74 | -0.4 | 
|       Numbers of
  Rural Households | 23678 | 23811 | 0.6 | 
|   State-owned Farms | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.0 | 
|   Township Enterprises              
  (10 000 units) | 2003.9 | 2070.9 | 3.3 | 
|   Industrial Enterprises            
  (10 000 units) | 797.46 | 792.99 | -0.6 | 
|       State-owned and
  State Holding Majority Shares | 6.47 | 6.13 | -5.3 | 
|       Collective
  Owned | 179.78 | 165.92 | -7.7 | 
|       Urban and
  Rural Private | 603.38 | 612.68 | 1.5 | 
|       Others | 8.57 | 9.18 | 7.1 | 
|   Construction Enterprises and Units        
  (unit) | 90926 | 96648 | 6.3 | 
|       Construction
  Enterprises | 9458 | 9394 | -0.7 | 
|       Affiliated Construction
  Units | 26970 | 25443 | -5.7 | 
|       Rural
  Construction Teams | 45292 | 49414 | 9.1 | 
|   Establishments of Postal and
  Telecommunications |   |   |   | 
|     Services                                                             
  (unit) |   |   |   | 
|       Post and
  Telecommunications Offices | 102225 | 66649 |  | 
|   Health Care                               
  (unit) | 314097 | 310996 | -1.0 | 
|       Urban and
  Township Hospitals | 67081 | 66935 | -0.2 | 
|       Sanatoriums | 503 | 503 | 0.0 | 
|       Clinics | 229349 | 226588 | -1.2 | 
|       Specialized
  Prevention & Treatment Stations | 1889 | 1877 | -0.6 | 
|       Sanitation and
  antiepidemic Stations | 4018 | 4023 | 0.1 | 
|       Maternity and
  Childcare Centers | 2724 | 2630 | -3.5 | 
|   Social Welfare Establishments             
  (unit) |   |   |   | 
|   Social Welfare Institutions | 54029 | 41489 | -23.2 | 
|       Social Welfare
  Institutions for Adoption | 42131 | 40430 | -4.0 | 
|          
  Convalescent Homes and Sanatoriums | 1390 | 1415 | 1.8 | 
|   Social Welfare Enterprises | 50514 | 44628 | -11.7 | 
|   Education |   |   |   | 
|       Regular
  Institutions of Higher Education | 1022 | 1071 | 4.8 | 
|       Secondary
  Schools         
  (10 000 units) | 9.21 | 9.53 | 3.5 | 
|          
  Regular Secondary Schools | 7.79 | 7.72 | -0.9 | 
|       Primary
  Schools           
  (10 000 units) | 60.96 | 58.23 | -4.5 | 
|      
  Kindergartens             
  (10 000 units) | 18.14 | 18.11 | -0.2 | 
|   Art Institutions                      
  (unit) | 4581 | 5131 | 12.0 | 
|   Art Performance Troupes | 2652 | 2632 | -0.8 | 
|       Drama,
  Children's Plays and Comedy Troupes | 88 | 86 | -2.3 | 
|       Opera Troupes,
  Ballet and Song and Dance | 65 | 74 | 13.8 | 
|        
  Drama Ensembles |   |   |   | 
|       Cultural and
  Performance Troupes and |   |   |   | 
|        
  Ulanmuchi (Equestrian art) Troupes | 424 | 410 | -3.3 | 
|       Traditional
  Opera Troupes | 1562 | 1541 | -1.3 | 
|       Chinese Folk
  Art, Acrobatic, Puppet Show |   |   |   | 
|        
  and Shadow Play Troupes | 210 | 209 | -0.5 | 
|   Art Show Centers | 1929 | 1911 | -0.9 | 
|       Theaters | 1893 | 1875 | -1.0 | 
|   Art Creation Institutions | 401 | 414 | 3.2 | 
|   Art Research Institutions | 171 | 184 | 7.6 | 
|   Art Exhibition Institutions | 41 | 47 | 14.6 | 
|   Brokers and Agents for Cultural and
  Arts Activities | 234 | 242 | 3.4 | 
|   Libraries                             
  (unit) | 2731 | 2767 | 1.3 | 
|   Mass Cultural Establishments          
  (unit) | 45834 | 45837 | 0.0 | 
|        | 386 | 389 | 0.8 | 
|       Cultural
  Centers | 2901 | 2905 | 0.1 | 
|       Cultural
  Stations | 42547 | 42534 | 0.0 | 
|          
  Township Cultural Centers | 38911 | 39719 | 2.1 | 
|   Publishing and Distribution
  Establishments | 14501 | 14407 | -0.6 | 
|   (unit) |   |   |   | 
|       Publishing
  Houses | 530 | 530 | 0.0 | 
|       Printing
  Houses | 346 | 304 | -12.1 | 
|       Book Stores | 13625 | 13573 | -0.4 | 
|   Cultural Relic Establishments         
  (unit) | 3496 | 3553 | 1.6 | 
|       Museums | 1339 | 1364 | 1.9 | 
|       Cultural Relic
  Agencies | 2035 | 2068 | 1.6 | 
|       Cultural Relic
  Shops | 122 | 121 | -0.8 | 
|   Broadcasting and Television Stations
  (unit) |   |   |   | 
|       Radio Stations | 298 | 296 | -0.7 | 
|       Television
  Stations | 347 | 357 | 2.9 | 
|       Rediffusion
  Stations in Counties  | 1403 | 1562 | 11.3 | 
|    Scientific Research Institutions
  (State-owned |   |   |   | 
|      Units at and above  | 5778 | 5573 | -3.5 | 
|       Natural
  Sciences and Technology | 5076 | 4853 | -4.4 | 
|       Social
  Sciences and the Humanities | 298 | 310 | 4.0 | 
|       Scientific and
  Technical Information and | 404 | 410 | 1.5 | 
|        
  Literature Institutions |   |   |   | 
|   Banking and Insurance                 
  (unit) | 126452 | 120858 | -4.4 | 
|       Sub-total of
  Banking System | 117707 | 112141 | -4.7 | 
|       Sub-total of
  Insurance System | 8745 | 8717 | -0.3 | 
|   |   |   |   | 
| a) Number of post
  and telecommunications offices just refers to post offices in 1999, so it is  | |||