| . | Number of Observations . | Response Rate (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Firms survey 2015 (Guangdong only) | 573 | 82 |
| Firms survey 2016 | 1,122 | 85 |
| New sample (Hubei) | 585 | 83 |
| Follow-up sample (Guangdong) | 487 | 85 |
| New sample (Guangdong) | 50 | − |
| Workers survey 2015 (Guangdong only) | 4,838 | 88 |
| Workers survey 2016 | 9,103 | 80 |
| New sample (Hubei) | 4,114 | 89 |
| Follow-up sample (Guangdong) | 2,575 | 53 |
| New sample (Guangdong) | 2,414 | 94 |
| . | Number of Observations . | Response Rate (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Firms survey 2015 (Guangdong only) | 573 | 82 |
| Firms survey 2016 | 1,122 | 85 |
| New sample (Hubei) | 585 | 83 |
| Follow-up sample (Guangdong) | 487 | 85 |
| New sample (Guangdong) | 50 | − |
| Workers survey 2015 (Guangdong only) | 4,838 | 88 |
| Workers survey 2016 | 9,103 | 80 |
| New sample (Hubei) | 4,114 | 89 |
| Follow-up sample (Guangdong) | 2,575 | 53 |
| New sample (Guangdong) | 2,414 | 94 |
Source: Authors’ calculations.
| . | Third National Economic Census . | 2016 Statistical Yearbook . | 2016 CEES (Weighted) . | 2016 CEES (Unweighted) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of firms (thousand) | 361.13 | 56.45 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Employment (persons) | 69 | 307 | 62 | 827 |
| Assets (CNY million) | 30.5 | 197.7 | 52.1 | 769.9 |
| Industrial output (CNY million) | 281.1 | 50.3 | 803.0 | |
| Profit (CNY million) | 15.9 | 3.0 | 46.7 | |
| Profit rate (profit/sales) (%) | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | |
| Type of industry (%) | ||||
| Farm and sideline food processing | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| Food manufacturing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wine, beverage, and refined tea manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tobacco product manufacturing | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Textiles | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Clothing | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Leather, fur, feathers, and footwear industry | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Wood processing and wood product industry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Furniture manufacturing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paper and paper products | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Printing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Education, art, sports, and entertainment | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemicals | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Chemical materials and product manufacturing | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemical fibers | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.2 |
| Balata and plastic products | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| Ferrous metals | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Nonferrous metals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Metal products | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| General equipment manufacturing | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Special equipment manufacturing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Automobile manufacturing | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Railway, ship, and other transportation equipment manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Computer, communications, and other electronic equipment | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Instrument manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Comprehensive utilization of waste resources | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Metal products, machinery, and equipment repair | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| . | Third National Economic Census . | 2016 Statistical Yearbook . | 2016 CEES (Weighted) . | 2016 CEES (Unweighted) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of firms (thousand) | 361.13 | 56.45 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Employment (persons) | 69 | 307 | 62 | 827 |
| Assets (CNY million) | 30.5 | 197.7 | 52.1 | 769.9 |
| Industrial output (CNY million) | 281.1 | 50.3 | 803.0 | |
| Profit (CNY million) | 15.9 | 3.0 | 46.7 | |
| Profit rate (profit/sales) (%) | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | |
| Type of industry (%) | ||||
| Farm and sideline food processing | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| Food manufacturing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wine, beverage, and refined tea manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tobacco product manufacturing | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Textiles | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Clothing | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Leather, fur, feathers, and footwear industry | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Wood processing and wood product industry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Furniture manufacturing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paper and paper products | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Printing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Education, art, sports, and entertainment | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemicals | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Chemical materials and product manufacturing | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemical fibers | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.2 |
| Balata and plastic products | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| Ferrous metals | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Nonferrous metals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Metal products | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| General equipment manufacturing | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Special equipment manufacturing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Automobile manufacturing | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Railway, ship, and other transportation equipment manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Computer, communications, and other electronic equipment | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Instrument manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Comprehensive utilization of waste resources | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Metal products, machinery, and equipment repair | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
CEES = China Employer–Employee Survey, CNY = Chinese yuan.
Notes: Calculations from CEES data are weighted using both the firm-size weight in a county (the probability of a firm being in a sample is proportional to its employment size) and the employment weight within a firm in 2013. Statistical Yearbook tabulations are based on The Annual Survey of Industrial Firms conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China with state-owned enterprises and other firms having sales revenue exceeding CNY20 million ($308,000). The Third National Economic Census (carried out in 2013) tabulations are from The Statistical Bulletin for the Third National Economic Census. Industries are classified according to the two-digit code of The Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities (GB/4754-2011). Calculations were also done using data from Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics (2015, 2016) and Hubei Provincial Bureau of Statistics (2015, 2016).
Source: Authors’ calculations.