Table 1.

The distribution of the zero increments versus the associated total counts in 2004.

$s_i$	Anhui	Beijing	Chongqing	Fujian	Gansu	Guangdong	Guangxi	Guizhou
Zeros	24	45	40	34	27	29	34	36
Total	148	31	41	91	130	148	135	90
$s_i$	Hainan	Hebei	Heilongjiang	Henan	Hubei	Hunan	Jiangsu	Jiangxi
Zeros	44	24	24	25	20	20	29	27
Total	26	188	243	179	150	182	119	143
$s_i$	Jilin	Liaoning	Neimenggu	Ningxia	Qinghai	Shaanxi	Shandong	Shanghai
Zeros	30	47	22	33	28	22	40	21
Total	86	153	110	25	146	233	27	163
$s_i$	Shanxi	Sichuan	Tianjin	Xinjiang	Xizang	Yunnan	Zhejiang
Zeros	39	20	48	31	38	26	33
Total	56	231	25	127	69	166	101