The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2017 Data Tables
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Q19a. Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees)
Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
| % within Jurisdiction Type |
| |
Jurisdiction Type |
Total |
| County |
Township |
City |
Village |
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees) |
Too High |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| About Right |
65% |
81% |
67% |
72% |
76% |
| Too Low |
33% |
14% |
29% |
25% |
19% |
| Don't Know |
0% |
4% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.
Population Size Crosstabulation
| % within Population Size |
| |
Population Size |
Total |
| <1500 |
1500-5000 |
5001-10000 |
10001-30000 |
>30000 |
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees) |
Too High |
2% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
| About Right |
74% |
79% |
80% |
74% |
64% |
76% |
| Too Low |
19% |
16% |
19% |
23% |
33% |
19% |
| Don't Know |
6% |
3% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.
Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
| % within Region of Michigan |
| |
Region of Michigan |
Total |
| Upper Peninsula |
Northern Lower Peninsula |
West Central Lower Peninsula |
East Central Lower Peninsula |
Southwest Lower Peninsula |
Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees) |
Too High |
4% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| About Right |
71% |
78% |
82% |
79% |
73% |
71% |
76% |
| Too Low |
20% |
14% |
16% |
16% |
23% |
25% |
19% |
| Don't Know |
4% |
6% |
1% |
5% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.