Jurisdiction's pension obligations as a fiscal health problem
Full Question Text
What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? | Significant | 15% | 3% | 23% | 8% | 9% |
| Somewhat | 59% | 13% | 41% | 24% | 25% | |
| Not Much | 17% | 31% | 24% | 46% | 31% | |
| Not a problem | 10% | 50% | 8% | 20% | 31% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? | Significant | 3% | 4% | 14% | 16% | 33% | 10% |
| Somewhat | 12% | 22% | 26% | 44% | 49% | 25% | |
| Not Much | 41% | 32% | 24% | 26% | 7% | 31% | |
| Not a problem | 38% | 38% | 33% | 14% | 11% | 31% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % 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 | |||
| What size problems do pension obligations pose to your jurisdiction's fiscal health? | Significant | 15% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 22% | 9% |
| Somewhat | 25% | 16% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 37% | 25% | |
| Not Much | 28% | 32% | 37% | 39% | 33% | 19% | 31% | |
| Not a problem | 30% | 44% | 36% | 27% | 38% | 20% | 31% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |