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Table 2

Sample firms

Characteristics		Number	Percent
Firm size	Less than 100 employees	56	23.98%
	100–999 employees	64	27.18%
	1,000–10,000 employees	59	25.32%
	More than 10,000 employees	55	23.52%
Firm age	Less than 5 years	55	23.33%
	5–10 years	71	30.52%
	11–15 years	63	26.91%
	More than 15 years	45	19.24%
Firm location	Northeast China	63	26.82%
	Southeast China	59	25.41%
	Central China	54	22.91%
	Western China	47	20.04%
	other	11	4.82%
Firm industry	Equipment manufacturing	57	24.32%
	Automobile manufacturing	50	21.34%
	Instrumentation	65	27.42%
	Ship manufacturing	47	19.75%
	Other	15	6.17%

Characteristics		Number	Percent
Firm size	Less than 100 employees	56	23.98%
	100–999 employees	64	27.18%
	1,000–10,000 employees	59	25.32%
	More than 10,000 employees	55	23.52%
Firm age	Less than 5 years	55	23.33%
	5–10 years	71	30.52%
	11–15 years	63	26.91%
	More than 15 years	45	19.24%
Firm location	Northeast China	63	26.82%
	Southeast China	59	25.41%
	Central China	54	22.91%
	Western China	47	20.04%
	other	11	4.82%
Firm industry	Equipment manufacturing	57	24.32%
	Automobile manufacturing	50	21.34%
	Instrumentation	65	27.42%
	Ship manufacturing	47	19.75%
	Other	15	6.17%