Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q5k: How has the cost of employee pensions 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 has the cost of employee pensions changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 8% 3% 1% 3% 3%
No Change 13% 67% 16% 42% 52%
Somewhat Increased 50% 19% 53% 47% 31%
Greatly Increased 27% 2% 29% 8% 9%
Don't Know 2% 7% 1% 1% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Community Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
How has the cost of employee pensions changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 2% 2% 6% 3% 4% 3%
No Change 65% 55% 43% 21% 13% 52%
Somewhat Increased 21% 30% 37% 51% 48% 31%
Greatly Increased 3% 6% 13% 23% 33% 9%
Don't Know 7% 6% 0%1% 1% 5%
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 has the cost of employee pensions changed from the previous fiscal year to the current? Greatly Decreased 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 5% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3%
No Change 44% 63% 56% 60% 50% 35% 52%
Somewhat Increased 29% 25% 30% 27% 34% 38% 31%
Greatly Increased 11% 4% 5% 6% 7% 19% 9%
Don't Know 11% 3% 5% 3% 8% 3% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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