Importance of applying American Rescue Plan Act money to paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed)
Full Question Text
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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all?
| % 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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all? | Extremely important | 7% |
| Very important | 11% | |
| Somewhat important | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 21% | |
| Not applicable | 38% | |
| Don't know | 7% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| 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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all? | Extremely important | 27% | 3% | 20% | 8% | 7% |
| Very important | 33% | 8% | 22% | 11% | 11% | |
| Somewhat important | 24% | 12% | 28% | 19% | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 14% | 22% | 17% | 22% | 21% | |
| Not applicable | 2% | 47% | 11% | 34% | 38% | |
| Don't know | 0% | 8% | 2% | 7% | 7% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| 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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all? | Extremely important | 4% | 5% | 10% | 23% | 18% | 7% |
| Very important | 8% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 37% | 11% | |
| Somewhat important | 13% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 26% | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 18% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 14% | 21% | |
| Not applicable | 47% | 42% | 25% | 12% | 5% | 38% | |
| Don't know | 10% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 7% | |
| % 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 | |||
| 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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all? | Extremely important | 13% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 7% |
| Very important | 14% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 18% | 11% | |
| Somewhat important | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 22% | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 18% | 21% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 21% | |
| Not applicable | 38% | 40% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 28% | 38% | |
| Don't know | 3% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 7% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | |||
| 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 Paying down long-term pension or OPEB obligations (if this were allowed), if at all? | Extremely important | 5% | 5% | 17% | 20% | 7% | 7% |
| Very important | 7% | 14% | 17% | 32% | 0% | 11% | |
| Somewhat important | 13% | 14% | 27% | 28% | 7% | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 22% | 23% | 20% | 10% | 23% | 21% | |
| Not applicable | 46% | 39% | 16% | 7% | 19% | 38% | |
| Don't know | 7% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 45% | 7% | |