Descriptive statistical characteristics of the samples
| Categories | Items | No. of samples | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of establishment | 5 years or less | 103 | 38.4 |
| 6–10 years | 126 | 47 | |
| 11–15 years | 30 | 11.2 | |
| 16–20 years | 7 | 2.6 | |
| More than 20 years | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Employee size | 50 people or less | 206 | 76.9 |
| 51–100 people | 37 | 13.8 | |
| 101–500 people | 16 | 6 | |
| 501–1,000 people | 6 | 2.2 | |
| More than 1,000 people | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Annual operating revenue | 1m or less | 114 | 42.5 |
| 1.01–10m | 84 | 31.3 | |
| 10.01–50m | 41 | 15.3 | |
| 50.01–100m | 18 | 6.7 | |
| More than 100m | 11 | 4.1 | |
| Nature of ownership | State-owned enterprises | 3 | 1.1 |
| Private enterprise | 228 | 85.1 | |
| Foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan investment enterprises | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Joint venture | 28 | 10.4 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Industry | Traditional manufacturing | 61 | 22.8 |
| Service industry | 88 | 32.8 | |
| Strategic emerging industry | 111 | 41.4 | |
| Other industry | 8 | 3 | |
| Gender | Male | 131 | 48.9 |
| Female | 137 | 51.1 | |
| Age | 20–30 years old | 90 | 33.6 |
| 31–45 years old | 131 | 48.9 | |
| 46–55 years old | 38 | 14.2 | |
| Over 55 years old | 9 | 3.4 | |
| Highest education | Under college | 3 | 1.1 |
| College | 96 | 35.8 | |
| Undergraduate | 138 | 51.5 | |
| Master’s degree | 23 | 8.6 | |
| Doctoral degree | 8 | 3 | |
| Years of work | Within 3 years | 35 | 13.1 |
| 3–5 years | 172 | 64.2 | |
| 5–10 years | 55 | 20.5 | |
| More than 10 years | 6 | 2.2 |
| Categories | Items | No. of samples | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of establishment | 5 years or less | 103 | 38.4 |
| 6–10 years | 126 | 47 | |
| 11–15 years | 30 | 11.2 | |
| 16–20 years | 7 | 2.6 | |
| More than 20 years | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Employee size | 50 people or less | 206 | 76.9 |
| 51–100 people | 37 | 13.8 | |
| 101–500 people | 16 | 6 | |
| 501–1,000 people | 6 | 2.2 | |
| More than 1,000 people | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Annual operating revenue | 1m or less | 114 | 42.5 |
| 1.01–10m | 84 | 31.3 | |
| 10.01–50m | 41 | 15.3 | |
| 50.01–100m | 18 | 6.7 | |
| More than 100m | 11 | 4.1 | |
| Nature of ownership | State-owned enterprises | 3 | 1.1 |
| Private enterprise | 228 | 85.1 | |
| Foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan investment enterprises | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Joint venture | 28 | 10.4 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Industry | Traditional manufacturing | 61 | 22.8 |
| Service industry | 88 | 32.8 | |
| Strategic emerging industry | 111 | 41.4 | |
| Other industry | 8 | 3 | |
| Gender | Male | 131 | 48.9 |
| Female | 137 | 51.1 | |
| Age | 20–30 years old | 90 | 33.6 |
| 31–45 years old | 131 | 48.9 | |
| 46–55 years old | 38 | 14.2 | |
| Over 55 years old | 9 | 3.4 | |
| Highest education | Under college | 3 | 1.1 |
| College | 96 | 35.8 | |
| Undergraduate | 138 | 51.5 | |
| Master’s degree | 23 | 8.6 | |
| Doctoral degree | 8 | 3 | |
| Years of work | Within 3 years | 35 | 13.1 |
| 3–5 years | 172 | 64.2 | |
| 5–10 years | 55 | 20.5 | |
| More than 10 years | 6 | 2.2 |
Note:
N = 268
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