2-1      Grassroots Units in Various Sectors
Sector	Grassroots Units		Increase Rate
	1999	2000	in 2000
			over 1999
Rural Grassroots Units       (10 000 units)
Basic Units
Township Governments	2.56	2.40	-6.3
Town Governments	1.92	1.97	2.6
Village Committees	73.74	73.47	-0.4
Numbers of Rural Households	23811	24149	1.4
Township Enterprises               (10 000 units)	2070.9	2084.7	0.7
State-owned Farms	0.21	0.20	-4.8
State-owned and Non-state-owned above Designated
Size Industrial Enterprises         (10 000 units)	16.20	16.29	0.5
Domestic Funded Enterprises	13.52	13.44	-0.6
State-owned Industry	5.07	4.24	-16.2
Collective-owned Industry	4.26	3.78	-11.1
Cooperative Enterprises	1.01	1.09	6.9
Joint Ownership Enterprises	0.28	0.25	-9.4
Limited Liability Corporations	0.97	1.32	36.0
Share Holding Enterprises	0.45	0.51	13.5
Private Enterprises	1.46	2.21	51.6
Other Enterprises	0.02	0.04	55.9
Enterprises with Funds from Hong Kong,	1.58	1.65	4.5
Macao and Taiwan
Foreign Funded Enterprises	1.11	1.20	8.2
Construction Enterprises and Units         (unit)	96648	97263	0.6
Construction Enterprises	9394	9030	-3.9
Affiliated Construction Units	25443	22905	-10.0
Rural Construction Teams	49414	49745	0.7
Establishments of Postal and Telecommunication
Services                                                      (unit)
Post and Telecommunications Offices	66649	70968	6.5
Health Care                                (unit)	310996	324771	4.4
Urban and Township Hospitals	66935	66509	-0.6
Sanatoriums	503	471	-6.4
Clinics	226588	240934	6.3
Specialized Prevention & Treatment Stations	1877	1839	-2.0
Sanitation and Antiepidemic Stations	4023	4065	1.0
Maternity and Childcare Centers	2630	2598	-1.2
Social Welfare Establishments              (unit)
Social Welfare Institutions	99569	101222	1.7
Adopting  Social Welfare Institutions	40430	40491	0.2
Social Welfare Enterprises	44628	40670	-8.9
Community Services Units	7623	12674	66.3
Education
Regular Institutions of Higher Education   (unit)	1071	1041	-2.8
Secondary Schools          (10 000 units)	9.53	9.39	-1.5
Regular Secondary Schools	7.72	7.73	0.1
Primary Schools            (10 000 units)	58.23	55.36	-4.9
Kindergartens              (10 000 units)	18.11	17.58	-2.9
Special Schools                         (unit)	1520	1539	1.3
Science and Technology Institution     (unit)	22223	28461	28.1
Art Institutions                       (unit)	5131	5120	-0.2
Art Performance Troupes	2632	2630	-0.1
Art Show Centers	1911	1912	0.1
Theaters	1875	1877	0.1
Public Libraries                              (unit)	2767	2677	-3.3
Mass Cultural Establishments           (unit)	45837	45321	-1.1
Mass Art Centers	389	390	0.3
Cultural Centers	2905	2907	0.1
Cultural Stations	42534	42024	-1.2
Township Cultural Centers	39719	39348	-0.9
Arts Education Establishments           (unit)	238	220	-7.6
Other Cultural Establishments           (unit)	272983	225972	-17.2
Art Creation Institutions	414	407	-1.7
Art Research Institutions	184	185	0.5
Art Exhibition Institutions	47	49	4.3
Brokers and Agents for Cultural and Arts Activities	242	264	9.1
Publishing and Distribution Establishments  (unit)	14407	14499	0.6
Publishing Houses	530	565	6.6
Printing Houses	304	301	-1.0
Book Stores	13573	13633	0.4
Cultural Relic Establishments          (unit)	3553	3618	1.8
Museums	1364	1392	2.1
Cultural Relic Agencies	2068	2109	2.0
Cultural Relic Shops	121	117	-3.3
Broadcasting and Television Stations (unit)
Radio Stations	296	304	2.7
Television Stations	357	354	-0.8
Number of Wire Broadcasting and Television	1562	1446	-7.4
Stations in County Level
Banking and Insurance                  (unit)	120858	138998	15.0
Sub-total of Banking System	112141	130170	16.1
Sub-total of Insurance System	8717	8828	1.3
a) Number of broadcasting and television stations excludes that in county level.