Some 72.7 percent of Chinese employees was satisfied with their salary, said a report issued by the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRCSC) Saturday.

The DRCSC had sent 2,100 questionnaires to enterprises sampled across the country in the past 12 months and 1,883 were valid.

Around 72.7 percent of the employees surveyed said they were "satisfied," "very much satisfied" or "quite satisfactory" with their pay while the rest ticked off "unsatisfied" or "quite unsatisfied," the report said.

According to the DRCSC, employees in west and central China are more satisfied with their income than those in the east region.

75.8 percent of the employees surveyed in central China and 76.5 percent in west China said their salary was satisfactory while 71.6 percent in east China.

Central China had the most employees who were "very much satisfied" and "quite satisfied" with their pay, the report added.

Some 82.1 percent of the employees of collective enterprises was content with the pay while 71.1 percent in state-owned ones, 71.5 percent in private ones and 73.9 percent in foreign-funded, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-funded companies.

The report noted that 90.3 percent of employees working for public utility was satisfied with their salary, the highest ratio among all industries, and the lowest 62.7 percent fell on post service.

(Xinhua News Agency April 24, 2004)