The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2019 Data Tables
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Q11. Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?
Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
| % within Jurisdiction Type |
| |
Jurisdiction Type |
Total |
| County |
Township |
City |
Village |
| Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? |
Too High |
5% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
5% |
| About Right |
62% |
70% |
62% |
52% |
66% |
| Too Low |
32% |
15% |
27% |
33% |
20% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
10% |
4% |
13% |
9% |
*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 |
| Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? |
Too High |
1% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
6% |
5% |
| About Right |
63% |
69% |
71% |
61% |
66% |
66% |
| Too Low |
23% |
17% |
15% |
26% |
24% |
20% |
| Don't Know |
12% |
9% |
6% |
2% |
4% |
9% |
*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 |
| Thinking about your jurisdiction’s fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction’s unreserved/unassigned general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? |
Too High |
5% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
| About Right |
60% |
68% |
71% |
64% |
65% |
66% |
66% |
| Too Low |
26% |
16% |
17% |
25% |
21% |
20% |
20% |
| Don't Know |
10% |
11% |
8% |
8% |
11% |
7% |
9% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.