Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2021, Question 15d

Importance of applying American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment

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If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?	Extremely important	27%
	Very important	35%
	Somewhat important	23%
	Not at all important	5%
	Not applicable	6%
	Don't know	5%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?	Extremely important	33%	21%	40%	36%	27%
	Very important	40%	34%	39%	32%	35%
	Somewhat important	27%	25%	17%	20%	23%
	Not at all important	0%	6%	3%	3%	5%
	Not applicable	0%	9%	0%	2%	6%
	Don't know	0%	6%	1%	5%	5%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?	Extremely important	24%	28%	27%	31%	30%	27%
	Very important	30%	33%	41%	44%	45%	35%
	Somewhat important	21%	25%	24%	21%	23%	23%
	Not at all important	6%	4%	6%	1%	2%	5%
	Not applicable	10%	5%	2%	1%	0%	6%
	Don't know	9%	4%	1%	1%	0%	5%

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
If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?	Extremely important	29%	25%	29%	21%	27%	31%	27%
	Very important	30%	35%	33%	34%	36%	38%	35%
	Somewhat important	26%	22%	21%	27%	21%	21%	23%
	Not at all important	5%	4%	4%	5%	5%	4%	5%
	Not applicable	6%	7%	6%	8%	7%	2%	6%
	Don't know	4%	7%	6%	5%	4%	3%	5%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
If there were no restrictions on use of the funds, how important do you think it would be to apply the American Rescue Plan Act money to infrastructure investments or infrastructure debt repayment (e.g., water, sewer, broadband, etc.), if at all?	Extremely important	25%	28%	28%	38%	17%	27%
	Very important	32%	37%	45%	42%	12%	35%
	Somewhat important	24%	23%	23%	17%	12%	23%
	Not at all important	5%	5%	1%	4%	13%	5%
	Not applicable	8%	5%	2%	0%	14%	6%
	Don't know	7%	2%	1%	0%	32%	5%