Amount of funding needed to maintain roads
Full Question Text
Now, if the state legislature increases funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction by some amount, which of the following, in your opinion, would be closest to meeting your jurisdiction’s needs to maintain the roads and bridges, in general, within your geographic boundaries?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Now, if the state legislature increases funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction by some amount, which of the following, in your opinion, would be closest to meeting your jurisdiction’s needs to maintain the roads and bridges, in general, within your geographic boundaries? | No state funding increase needed | 3% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| 50% increase in state funding needed | 40% | 40% | 44% | 49% | 42% | |
| 100% increase (doubling) in state funding needed | 29% | 26% | 24% | 24% | 26% | |
| More than 100% increase in state funding needed | 6% | 10% | 21% | 8% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 18% | 4% | 11% | 15% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Now, if the state legislature increases funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction by some amount, which of the following, in your opinion, would be closest to meeting your jurisdiction’s needs to maintain the roads and bridges, in general, within your geographic boundaries? | No state funding increase needed | 8% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 6% |
| 50% increase in state funding needed | 44% | 42% | 41% | 33% | 45% | 42% | |
| 100% increase (doubling) in state funding needed | 24% | 26% | 29% | 28% | 25% | 26% | |
| More than 100% increase in state funding needed | 9% | 10% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 15% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 15% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Now, if the state legislature increases funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction by some amount, which of the following, in your opinion, would be closest to meeting your jurisdiction’s needs to maintain the roads and bridges, in general, within your geographic boundaries? | No state funding increase needed | 1% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 50% increase in state funding needed | 39% | 40% | 44% | 48% | 38% | 40% | 42% | |
| 100% increase (doubling) in state funding needed | 36% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 31% | 26% | 26% | |
| More than 100% increase in state funding needed | 10% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 11% | |
| Don't Know | 14% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 15% | |