The survey also revealed that higher income earners - the top 25 percent of earners within the market - were more likely to read, with 40 percent of whom reading almost daily. In comparison, only 27 percent of the bottom quarter of income earners read everyday.
The survey was conducted in late May and June among more than 100 of the council's member companies doing business in China; half of them are manufacturers, and 45 percent provide services.
The study also forecast eight technologies, from artificial intelligence and augmented reality to block chain and internet of things, to be essential to future disruptive growth that could potentially propel wealth accumulation over the next three to five years.
The survey, the 17th of its kind, had a sample size of 21,270 people from 29 provincial-level regions.
The supply of flu vaccines in China this year will be twice as large as last year to ensure demand is met, the top health authority said on Wednesday, adding it is well prepared for the arrival of flu season.
The tariff cut for imported autos is a boost for multilateralism. "China safeguards a multilateral trade system. Lowering auto import tariffs is a major step to expanding reform and opening-up," Wang said.
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The strong start will "lay a solid foundation" for steady economic growth and high-quality development in the latter part of this year, Chen said.
The suspect was shot by another police officer who rushed to attend the scene, local police said.
The study also found that 45 minutes of exercise, at a frequency of three to five times a week was the optimum for the most benefits to mental health.
The survey tracked responses from over 4,000 small businesses in 11 markets across Asia-Pacific. There were 772 respondents from five cities in the Chinese mainland: Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen.