Support or oppose creating a state-wide Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or assist jurisdictions in creating VEBAs
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Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose creating a state-wide Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or assisting jurisdictions in creating VEBAs to shift control of retiree health care benefits to employees and/or retirees themselves to help your jurisdiction better meet or reduce its retiree health care obligations? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose creating a state-wide Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or assisting jurisdictions in creating VEBAs to shift control of retiree health care benefits to employees and/or retirees themselves to help your jurisdiction better meet or reduce its retiree health care obligations? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 19% | 7% | 11% | 17% | 11% |
| Somewhat Support | 20% | 27% | 36% | 44% | 33% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 19% | 29% | 32% | 8% | 28% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 14% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 8% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 13% | 16% | 8% | 4% | 10% | |
| Don't Know | 13% | 11% | 8% | 19% | 10% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose creating a state-wide Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or assisting jurisdictions in creating VEBAs to shift control of retiree health care benefits to employees and/or retirees themselves to help your jurisdiction better meet or reduce its retiree health care obligations? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 10% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Somewhat Support | 46% | 27% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 33% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 12% | 35% | 27% | 31% | 20% | 28% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 10% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 8% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 5% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 10% | |
| Don't Know | 17% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 8% | 10% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Thinking about the following actions the State of Michigan could take to help local governments address retiree health care obligations, to what extent, if any, would you support or oppose creating a state-wide Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or assisting jurisdictions in creating VEBAs to shift control of retiree health care benefits to employees and/or retirees themselves to help your jurisdiction better meet or reduce its retiree health care obligations? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 0% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Somewhat Support | 38% | 39% | 40% | 30% | 23% | 32% | 33% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 22% | 24% | 31% | 37% | 34% | 24% | 28% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 8% | 8% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 15% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 10% | |
| Don't Know | 20% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 10% | |