2-1  Grassroots Units in Various Sectors      
         
Sector      
Grassroots Units    
Increase Rate  
2002 2003 in 2003 over  
 2002(%)  
  Rural Grassroots Units       (10 000 units)
  Basic Units                        
      Township Governments 1.92 1.84 -4.2
      Town Governments 1.98 1.96 -1.0
      Village Committees 69.45 67.86 -2.3
      Numbers of Rural Households 24569 24793 0.9
  State-owned Farms                            (unit) 1945 1967 1.1
 State-owned and Non-state-owned above Designated
   Size Industrial Enterprises         (10 000 units) 18.16 19.62 8.0
 Domestic Funded Enterprises 14.71 15.76 7.1
       State-owned Industry 2.94 2.32 -21.1
       Collective-owned Industry 2.75 2.25 -18.2
       Cooperative Enterprises 1.02 0.93 -8.8
       Joint Ownership Enterprises 0.20 0.17 -15.0
       Limited Liability Corporations 2.25 2.66 18.2
       Share Holding Enterprises 0.60 0.63 5.0
       Private Enterprises 4.92 6.76 37.4
       Other Enterprises 0.03 0.04 33.3
 Enterprises with Funds from Hong Kong, 1.95 2.12 8.7
       Macao and Taiwan
 Foreign Funded Enterprises 1.49 1.74 16.8
 Construction Enterprises and Units         (unit) 47820 48688 1.8
       Construction Enterprises 7536 6638 -11.9
       Collective-owned Industry 13177 10425 -20.9
       Enterprises with Funds from Hong Kong, 632 535 -15.3
         Macao and Taiwan  
       Foreign Funded Enterprises 279 287 2.9
       Other Enterprises 26196 30803 17.6
  Establishments of Postal and Telecommunications
                                                                            (unit)
  Post and Telecommunications Offices 76358 63555 -16.8
  Health Care                                (unit) 306038 291323 -4.8
      Urban and Township Hospitals 63858 62968 -1.4
      Sanatoriums 365 305 -16.4
      Clinics 219907 204468 -7.0
      Specialized Prevention & Treatment Stations 1839 1749 -4.9
      CDC (Epidemic Prevention Station) 3580 3584 0.1
      Maternity and Child Care Centers 3067 3033 -1.1
  Social Welfare Establishments              (unit)
  Social Welfare Institutions 89766 87052 -3.0
      Adopting  Social Welfare Institutions 38200 37294 -2.4
      Social Welfare Enterprises 35758 33976 -5.0
      Community Services Units 7898 7520 -4.8
  Education
  Regular Institutions of Higher Education   (unit) 1396 1552 11.2
  Secondary Schools          (10 000 units) 9.40 8.94 -4.9
  Regular Secondary Schools 8.01 7.95 -0.7
  Primary Schools            (10 000 units) 45.69 42.58 -6.8
  Kindergartens              (10 000 units) 11.18 11.64 4.1
  Special Schools                         (unit) 1540 1551 0.7
  Science and Technology Institution     (unit) 27862 25433 -8.7
  Art Institutions                       (unit) 4416 5123 16.0
      Art Performance Troupes 2587 2618 1.2
      Art Show Centers 1829 1912 4.5
          Theaters 1794 1869 4.2
  Public Libraries                              (unit) 2697 2709 0.4
  Mass Cultural Establishments           (unit) 42516 41816 -1.6
  Mass Art Centers 389 382 -1.8
  Cultural Centers 2854 2846 -0.3
  Cultural Stations 39273 38588 -1.7
      Township Cultural Centers 36054 35138 -2.5
  Arts Education Establishments           (unit) 205 195 -4.9
  Other Cultural Establishments           (unit) 255769 295903 15.7
  Art Creation Institutions 433 404 -6.7
  Art Research Institutions 184 185 0.5
  Art Exhibition Institutions 51 53 3.9
  Brokers and Agents for Cultural and Arts Activities 421 584 38.7
  Publishing and Distribution Establishments 14222 13722 -3.5
  (unit)
  Publishing Houses 568 570 0.4
  Pointed Printing Houses 286 285 -0.3
  Book Stores 13368 12867 -3.7
  Cultural Relic Establishments          (unit) 3867 3903 0.9
  Museums 1511 1515 0.3
  Cultural Relic Agencies 2241 2275 1.5
  Cultural Relic Shops 115 113 -1.7
  Broadcasting and Television Stations (unit)
  Radio Stations 306 277 -9.5
  Television Stations 368 317 -13.9
  Number of Wire Broadcasting and Television  1526 1308 -14.3
    Stations in County Level
  Financial Intermediation                    (unit) 108675 97864 -9.9
  Sub-total of Banking System 108631 97802 -10.0
  Sub-total of Insurance System 44 62 40.9
       
a) Number of health institutions since 2002 are the number of registration.