2-1  Grass-roots Units in Various Sectors
Sector	Grass-roots Units		Growth Rate
	2005	2006	in 2006 over
			2005 (%)
Rural Grass-roots Units                        (10 000 units)
Grass-roots Organizations
Township Governments	1.66
Town Governments	1.89
Village Committees	64.01
Numbers of Rural Households	25223
State-owned Farms                                            (unit)	1923	1896	-1.4
Industrial Enterprises of State-owned and
Non-state-owned above Designated Size (10 000 units)	27.18	30.20	11.1
Large Industrial Enterprises	0.25	0.27	7.3
Medium-sized Industrial Enterprises	2.73	3.02	10.9
Small Industrial Enterprises	24.21	26.90	11.1
State-owned and State-holding Enterprises	2.75	2.50	-9.2
Collective-owned Enterprises	1.59	1.42	-10.9
Enterprises with Funds from Hong Kong, Macao,	5.64	6.09	8.0
Taiwan and Foreign Countries
Construction Enterprises and Units                   (unit)	58750	60166	2.4
Construction Enterprises of General Contractors	32389	33175	2.4
Construction Enterprises of Professional Contractors	26361	26991	2.4
Postal and Telecommunication Services           (unit)
Postal Offices	65917	62799	-4.7
Education
Regular Institutions of Higher Education            (unit)	1792	1867	4.2
Regular Secondary Schools                    (10 000 units)	7.80	7.67	-1.6
Senior Secondary Schools	1.61	1.62	0.7
Junior Secondary Schools	6.19	6.06	-2.1
Primary Schools                                    (10 000 units)	36.62	34.16	-6.7
Special Schools                                                   (unit)	1593	1605	0.8
Pre-school Education                            (10 000 units)	12.44	13.05	4.9
Science and Technology Institutions               (unit)	33714	35216	4.5
Culture and Related Industry	385327	376403	-2.3
Art Performing Troupes	2805	2866	2.2
Art Performing Centers	1866	1839	-1.4
Theaters Cinemas	1766	1712	-3.1
Public Libraries	2762	2778	0.6
Mass Culture	41588	40088	-3.6
Mass Art Centers	447	395	-11.6
Cultural Centers	2779	2819	1.4
Cultural Stations	38362	36874	-3.9
Township Cultural Centers	34593	32706	-5.5
Arts Education	189	186	-1.6
Business Units Dealing in Culture Market	328448	321059	-2.2
Art Research Institutions	188	188	0.0
Cultural Relics	4030	4092	1.5
Museums	1581	1617	2.3
Cultural Relic Shops	97	96	-1.0
Other Cultural Units	2915	3307	13.4
Art Creation Institutions	352	351	-0.3
Art Exhibition Institutions	56	58	3.6
Art Galleries	37	33	-10.8
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (unit)
Radio Stations	273	267	-2.2
Television Stations	302	296	-2.0
Health Care                                                   (unit)	298997	308969	3.3
Hospitals and Health Centers	60397	60037	-0.6
Sanatoriums	274	264	-3.6
Clinics	207457	212243	2.3
Specialized Prevention & Treatment Stations	1502	1402	-6.7
Center for Disease Control and Prevention	3585	3548	-1.0
Maternity and Child Care Centers	3021	3003	-0.6
Civil Affairs Departments                            (unit)	1130740	1159789	2.6
Administrative Departments	3698	3524	-4.7
Institutions	67043	67287	0.4
Social Welfare Enterprises	31211	30199	-3.2
a) Number of health institutions since 2002 are registered ones.