Generosity of retirement income benefits offered to former elected officials
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Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits) | Too Generous | 17% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4% |
| About Right | 70% | 31% | 27% | 20% | 31% | |
| Not Generous Enough | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | |
| Not Applicable | 9% | 57% | 65% | 70% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 6% | 1% | 8% | 5% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits) | Too Generous | 0% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 4% |
| About Right | 23% | 26% | 32% | 44% | 57% | 31% | |
| Not Generous Enough | 2% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | |
| Not Applicable | 68% | 64% | 57% | 41% | 22% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 5% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's retirement income benefits - or lack thereof - for former elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retirement income benefits) | Too Generous | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 4% |
| About Right | 40% | 26% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 35% | 31% | |
| Not Generous Enough | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 3% | |
| Not Applicable | 50% | 62% | 59% | 62% | 61% | 50% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | |