Respondent’s preference between higher taxes or cuts to recycling services
Full Question Text
In terms of trade-offs between costs and benefits of your recycling services, do you think you personally as a local official would be more likely to choose higher taxes or fees for more (or improved) services, or would they choose lower taxes or fees and have fewer (or no) recycling services? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)
| Statewide Total | |
| Total | |
| Would choose higher taxes or fees for more services | 48% |
| Would choose lower taxes or fees for fewer services | 29% |
| Don't know | 23% |
| Jurisdiction Type | |||||
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Would choose higher taxes or fees for more services | 53% | 42% | 59% | 54% | 48% |
| Would choose lower taxes or fees for fewer services | 26% | 33% | 18% | 27% | 29% |
| Don't know | 21% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| Population Size | ||||||
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Would choose higher taxes or fees for more services | 47% | 45% | 50% | 51% | 54% | 48% |
| Would choose lower taxes or fees for fewer services | 27% | 33% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 29% |
| Don't know | 26% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| Region of Michigan | |||||||
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Would choose higher taxes or fees for more services | 51% | 53% | 46% | 45% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
| Would choose lower taxes or fees for fewer services | 30% | 28% | 32% | 25% | 38% | 25% | 29% |
| Don't know | 19% | 20% | 22% | 29% | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Total | |
| Would choose higher taxes or fees for more services | 47% | 49% | 50% | 58% | 48% |
| Would choose lower taxes or fees for fewer services | 32% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| Don't know | 21% | 22% | 25% | 17% | 23% |