Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2009 Data Tables

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Q5j: How have employee wages and salaries changed from the previous fiscal year to the current?

Type of Jurisdiction Crosstabulation
% within Type of Jurisdiction
  Type of Jurisdiction Total
County Township City Village
How have employee wages and salaries changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 0% 3% 2% 3% 3%
Somewhat Decreased 19% 13% 7% 10% 12%
No Change 17% 58% 26% 39% 49%
Somewhat Increased 64% 24% 64% 49% 36%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Community Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
How have employee wages and salaries changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 3% 3% 0% 1% 4% 3%
Somewhat Decreased 11% 13% 11% 14% 10% 12%
No Change 58% 49% 45% 29% 22% 49%
Somewhat Increased 27% 35% 44% 53% 64% 36%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% 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
How have employee wages and salaries changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 3% 4% 3% 1% 4% 2% 3%
Somewhat Decreased 7% 19% 12% 15% 8% 9% 12%
No Change 52% 49% 49% 52% 48% 45% 49%
Somewhat Increased 38% 28% 36% 31% 40% 42% 36%
Greatly Increased 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Don't Know 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Note: these data exclude partial survey responses. Contact CLOSUP for more information.