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2-1 GRASSROOTS UNITS IN VARIOUS SECTORS
| Grassroots Units | Increase Rate in 1998 over 1997 (%)
Sector | 1997 | 1998
Rural Grassroots Units |  |  |
Basic Units (10 000 units) |  |  |
Township Governments | 2.63 | 2.64 | 0.4
Town Governments | 1.84 | 1.91 | 3.8
Village Committees | 73.94 | 74.00 | 0.1
Numbers of Rural Households | 23406 | 23693 | 1.2
State-Owned Farms | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.0
Township Enterprises (10 000 units) | 2014.90 | 2003.90 | -0.5
Industrial Enterprises (10 000 units) | 792.29 | 797.46 | 0.7
State-owned and State Holding Majority Shares | 11.00 | 6.47 | -41.2
Collective Owned | 177.23 | 179.78 | 1.4
Urban and Rural Private | 597.47 | 603.38 | 1.0
Others | 7.73 | 8.57 | 10.9
Construction Enterprises and Units (unit) | ####### | 90926.00 | -5.2
Construction Enterprises | 9650 | 9458 | -2.0
Affiliated Construction Units | 29872 | 26970 | -9.7
Rural Construction Teams | 51939 | 45292 | -12.8
Geological Survey and Prospecting (unit) |  |  |
Geological Survey Teams | 966 | 935 | -3.2
Mineral Prospecting Teams | 571 | 570 | -0.2
Regional Geological Survey Teams | 41 | 39 | -4.9
Petroleum Geological Survey Teams | 39 | 38 | -2.6
Ocean Geological Survey Teams | 3 | 3 | 0.0
Hydrological and Engineering Geological Survey Teams | 138 | 127 | -8.0
Geophysical-Chemical Prospecting Teams | 83 | 81 | -2.4
External Geological Teams | 91 | 77 | -15.4
Establishments of Transportation, Postal and Telecommunications Services (unit) | 88930 |  |
Railways | 128 | 72 | -43.8
Highways | 7562 |  |
Waterways | 1513 |  |
Ports | 387 |  |
Civil Aviation | 26 | 50 | 92.3
Pipelines | 41 | 46 | 12.2
Post and Telecommunications Offices | 79273 | 102225 | 29.0
Health Care (unit) | 315033 | 314097 | -0.3
Urban and Township Hospitals | 67911 | 67081 | -1.2
Sanatoriums | 506 | 503 | -0.6
Clinics | 229474 | 229349 | -0.1
Specialized Prevention & Treatment Stations | 1893 | 1889 | -0.2
Sanitation and antiepidemic Stations | 4012 | 4018 | 0.1
Maternity and Childcare Centers | 2748 | 2724 | -0.9
Social Welfare Establishments (unit) |  |  |
Social Welfare Institutions | 42385 | 54029 | 27.5
Convalescent Homes and Sanatoriums | 913 | 924 | 1.2
Social Welfare Homes | 20183 | 22129 | 9.6
Homes for Disabled Veterans | 467 | 466 | -0.2
Nursing Homes | 19519 | 18612 | -4.6
Social Welfare Enterprises | 55509 | 50514 | -9.0
Education |  |  |
Regular Institutions of Higher Education | 1020 | 1022 | 0.2
Secondary Schools (10 000 units) | 9.28 | 9.21 | -0.8
#Regular Secondary Schools | 7.86 | 7.79 | -0.9
Primary Schools (10 000 units) | 62.90 | 61.00 | -3.0
Kindergartens (10 000 units) | 18.25 | 18.14 | -0.6
Art Institutions (unit) | 4610 | 4581 | -0.6
Art Performance Troupes | 2663 | 2652 | -0.4
Drama, Children's Plays and Comedy Troupes | 93 | 88 | -5.4
Opera Troupes, Ballet and Song and Dance Drama Ensembles | 59 | 65 | 10.2
Cultural and Performance Troupes and Ulanmuchi (Equestrian art) Troupes | 432 | 424 | -1.9
Traditional Opera Troupes | 1573 | 1562 | -0.7
Chinese Folk Art, Acrobatic, Puppet Show and Shadow Play Troupes | 204 | 210 | 2.9
Art Show Centers | 1947 | 1929 | -0.9
#Theaters | 1911 | 1893 | -0.9
Art Creation Institutions | 416 | 401 | -3.6
Art Research Institutions | 174 | 171 | -1.7
Art Exhibition Institutions | 39 | 41 | 5.1
Performance Companies | 217 | 234 | 7.8
Libraries (unit) | 2661 | 2731 | 2.6
Mass Cultural Establishments (unit) | 45449 | 45834 | 0.8
Mass Art Centers | 385 | 386 | 0.3
Cultural Centers | 2901 | 2901 | 0.0
Cultural Stations | 42163 | 42547 | 0.9
#Township Cultural Centers | 37917 | 38911 | 2.6
Publishing and Distribution Establishments (unit) | 14710 | 14501 | -1.4
Publishing Houses | 528 | 530 | 0.4
Printing Houses | 363 | 346 | -4.7
Book Stores | 13819 | 13625 | -1.4
Cultural Relic Establishments (unit) | 3426 | 3481 | 1.6
Museums | 1282 | 1339 | 4.4
Cultural Relic Agencies | 2021 | 2028 | 0.3
Cultural Relic Shops | 123 | 122 | -0.8
Broadcasting and Television Stations (unit) |  |  |
Radio Stations | 1363 | 298 |
Television Stations | 923 | 347 |
Rediffusion Stations in Counties and Cities | 2055 | 1403 |
Scientific Research Institutions (state-owned units at and above county level) (unit) | 5819 | 5778 | -0.7
Natural Sciences and Technology | 5097 | 5076 | -0.4
Social Sciences and the Humanities | 305 | 298 | -2.3
Scientific and Technical Information and Literature Institutions | 417 | 404 | -3.1
Banking and Insurance (unit) | 171601 | 126452 |
Sub-total of Banking System | 163641 | 117707 |
Sub-total of Insurance System | 7960 | 8745 | 9.9
Note: a)Figure of Broadcasting and Television Stations in 1998 includes provinces and prefectures, but excludes counties. |  |  |
b)Rediffusion Stations in Counties and Cities in 1998 only includes the station of counties. |  |  |
c)The Statistical Range of banking units is adjusted, so it is not comparable with the past years. |  |  |