Better or Less Able to meet jurisdiction's needs this fiscal year than last
Full Question Text
Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? | Significantly Less | 2% |
| Somewhat Less | 16% | |
| Neither | 44% | |
| Somewhat Better | 30% | |
| Significantly Better | 6% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? | Significantly Less | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Somewhat Less | 20% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 16% | |
| Neither | 30% | 48% | 33% | 41% | 44% | |
| Somewhat Better | 41% | 28% | 40% | 24% | 30% | |
| Significantly Better | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? | Significantly Less | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Somewhat Less | 16% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 16% | |
| Neither | 49% | 44% | 34% | 44% | 29% | 44% | |
| Somewhat Better | 25% | 31% | 36% | 33% | 45% | 30% | |
| Significantly Better | 4% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 6% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | |
| % 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 financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? | Significantly Less | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Somewhat Less | 16% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 16% | |
| Neither | 39% | 53% | 40% | 48% | 44% | 40% | 44% | |
| Somewhat Better | 34% | 28% | 35% | 26% | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
| Significantly Better | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 6% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? | Significantly Less | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 2% |
| Somewhat Less | 14% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 16% | |
| Neither | 49% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 53% | 44% | |
| Somewhat Better | 28% | 33% | 34% | 40% | 20% | 30% | |
| Significantly Better | 4% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 6% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 2% | |