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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 3 Number of firms by sector, entire sample vs. interacting with user communities

From: User communities: from nice-to-have to must-have

Sector

All

Interaction with user community

N

%*

N

%#

Manufacturing

4216

30.77

1078

25.57

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

2355

17.19

181

7.69

Construction

1441

10.52

202

14.02

Administrative and support service activities

863

6.30

134

15.53

Consultancy, scientific and technical activities

863

6.3

188

21.78

Accommodation and food service activities

682

4.98

72

10.56

Transportation and storage

630

4.60

56

8.89

Information and communication activities

499

3.64

159

31.86

Human health and social work activities

430

3.14

33

7.67

Agriculture, farming of animals, hunting and forestry

376

2.74

27

7.18

Water collection, treatment, and distribution; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

271

1.98

18

6.64

Financial and insurance activities

261

1.90

40

15.33

Real estate activities

229

1.67

16

6.99

Arts, entertainment, sports, and recreation activities

164

1.20

20

12.20

Other service activities

144

1.05

18

12.50

Education

138

1.01

16

11.59

Mining and quarrying

98

0.72

11

11.22

Electricity, gas, steam, cold and hot water, and cold air

41

0.30

4

9.76

Total

13,701

100

2273

16.59$

  1. *In the total number of respondents
  2. #In the total number of respondents that interact with User Communities
  3. $Percentage in the total number of respondents