Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2010, Question 19

Jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures last year

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Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
General fund balance as a percentage of expenditures at FY end	0%	0%	2%	2%	2%	2%
	1-5%	12%	8%	8%	11%	9%
	6-10%	14%	10%	8%	14%	10%
	11-15%	22%	8%	17%	9%	11%
	16-20%	17%	9%	21%	9%	11%
	Over 20%	24%	34%	36%	32%	33%
	Don't Know	11%	29%	8%	23%	24%
Total		100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
General fund balance as a percentage of expenditures at FY end	0%	3%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%
	1-5%	8%	9%	6%	11%	12%	9%
	6-10%	12%	9%	10%	10%	8%	10%
	11-15%	8%	9%	10%	13%	29%	11%
	16-20%	10%	12%	7%	15%	20%	11%
	Over 20%	27%	33%	54%	44%	26%	33%
	Don't Know	32%	26%	12%	6%	3%	24%
Total		100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
General fund balance as a percentage of expenditures at FY end	0%	5%	2%	0%	5%	2%	1%	2%
	1-5%	10%	7%	12%	8%	7%	8%	9%
	6-10%	12%	10%	11%	12%	10%	8%	10%
	11-15%	9%	11%	10%	9%	8%	14%	11%
	16-20%	13%	6%	15%	12%	10%	12%	11%
	Over 20%	25%	35%	28%	30%	36%	43%	33%
	Don't Know	26%	29%	24%	24%	27%	14%	24%
Total		100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%