Support or oppose easing credit rating-based restrictions on bond issuance
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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 easing credit rating-based restrictions so more jurisdictions could issue bonds for funding retiree health care benefits? (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 easing credit rating-based restrictions so more jurisdictions could issue bonds for funding retiree health care benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 11% | 2% | 9% | 14% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 12% | 12% | 20% | 8% | 16% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 35% | 33% | 39% | 23% | 35% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 18% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 11% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 14% | 16% | 6% | 29% | 12% | |
| % 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 easing credit rating-based restrictions so more jurisdictions could issue bonds for funding retiree health care benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 12% | 7% | 0% | 5% | 15% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 0% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 16% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 40% | 41% | 35% | 29% | 36% | 35% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 6% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 11% | 11% | 10% | 21% | 15% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 31% | 14% | 18% | 5% | 6% | 12% | |
| % 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 easing credit rating-based restrictions so more jurisdictions could issue bonds for funding retiree health care benefits? (Among those jurisdictions that reported offering some kind of retiree health care benefits) | Strongly Support | 0% | 11% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 19% | 19% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 16% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 43% | 24% | 46% | 49% | 24% | 34% | 35% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 11% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 23% | 15% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 17% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 17% | 5% | 12% | |