Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2015, Question 26a

Should jurisdiction provide benefits to employees?

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Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)	Yes	10%	4%	14%	17%	7%
	No	79%	81%	80%	71%	79%
	Not Applicable	0%	11%	2%	6%	10%
	Don't Know	11%	4%	4%	6%	4%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)	Yes	6%	6%	7%	17%	7%	7%
	No	76%	81%	88%	78%	79%	79%
	Not Applicable	14%	8%	1%	0%	0%	10%
	Don't Know	3%	5%	3%	5%	14%	4%

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
Do you think your jurisdiction should be providing retiree health care benefits to current and/or retired employees? (Among those jurisdictions that reported not offering any kind of retiree health care benefits)	Yes	7%	6%	7%	5%	9%	8%	7%
	No	79%	78%	77%	78%	82%	81%	79%
	Not Applicable	12%	10%	9%	14%	8%	5%	10%
	Don't Know	2%	6%	7%	3%	1%	6%	4%