Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s employee pensions?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s current employee health benefits?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in cost of your jurisdiction’s retired employee health benefits?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employee pay rates?

Q18. Are any of your jurisdiction’s employees members of a public sector labor union?

Q20. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s fiscal health in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q21. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s overall performance in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q22. How would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction’s employee union(s) and your jurisdiction’s administration? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for your jurisdiction's employee wages and salaries?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of government employee pensions for your jurisdiction?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of employee pay rates?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employees' share of premiums, deductibles, and/or co-pays on health insurance?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding employees’ share of contributions to retirement funds?

Does your jurisdiction have any paid employees other than elected officials? If so, which of the following type(s)? (check all that apply) a. None, we have no paid employees besides elected officials. 

Does your jurisdiction have any paid employees other than elected officials? If so, which of the following type(s)? (check all that apply) b. Full-time

Does your jurisdiction have any paid employees other than elected officials? If so, which of the following type(s)? (check all that apply) c. Part-time

Does your jurisdiction have any paid employees other than elected officials? If so, which of the following type(s)? (check all that apply) d. Seasonal

Does your jurisdiction have any paid employees other than elected officials? If so, which of the following type(s)? (check all that apply) e. Temporary/Irregular

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for current employees to be too high, about right, or too low?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to new hires?

Does your jurisdiction provide any fringe benefits (i.e., health care, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.) to current employees?

Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) — or lack thereof — for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?