Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2021, Question 04c

Change in jurisdiction's amount of debt

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Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?	Greatly Decreased	1%
	Somewhat Decreased	15%
	No Change	53%
	Somewhat Increased	11%
	Greatly Increased	2%
	Not Applicable	14%
	Don't Know	3%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?	Greatly Decreased	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%
	Somewhat Decreased	26%	11%	29%	18%	15%
	No Change	50%	56%	42%	55%	53%
	Somewhat Increased	14%	9%	21%	13%	11%
	Greatly Increased	0%	1%	5%	4%	2%
	Not Applicable	6%	19%	1%	8%	14%
	Don't Know	2%	3%	1%	2%	3%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?	Greatly Decreased	1%	0%	1%	2%	0%	1%
	Somewhat Decreased	11%	15%	16%	25%	26%	15%
	No Change	54%	55%	51%	47%	55%	53%
	Somewhat Increased	8%	12%	18%	17%	16%	11%
	Greatly Increased	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	2%
	Not Applicable	21%	13%	8%	5%	2%	14%
	Don't Know	3%	3%	5%	2%	2%	3%

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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?	Greatly Decreased	1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Somewhat Decreased	15%	15%	16%	11%	13%	20%	15%
	No Change	57%	49%	53%	58%	57%	49%	53%
	Somewhat Increased	10%	10%	9%	12%	11%	17%	11%
	Greatly Increased	2%	1%	3%	2%	0%	4%	2%
	Not Applicable	14%	21%	15%	14%	16%	6%	14%
	Don't Know	2%	3%	4%	2%	3%	3%	3%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in amount of debt?	Greatly Decreased	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%	1%
	Somewhat Decreased	10%	18%	27%	29%	25%	15%
	No Change	59%	50%	48%	47%	27%	53%
	Somewhat Increased	8%	15%	15%	16%	11%	11%
	Greatly Increased	1%	2%	4%	3%	0%	2%
	Not Applicable	19%	13%	5%	0%	13%	14%
	Don't Know	2%	2%	1%	5%	23%	3%