Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2010 Data Tables

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Q34c: Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Very Likely 0% 2% 2% 0% 1%
Somewhat Likely 10% 2% 13% 4% 5%
Neither 21% 11% 13% 13% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 10% 9% 17% 13% 11%
Very Unlikely 51% 70% 49% 62% 64%
Don't Know 9% 6% 5% 7% 6%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Very Likely 0% 1% 3% 3% 2% 1%
Somewhat Likely 4% 4% 8% 6% 12% 5%
Neither 12% 8% 14% 15% 28% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 8% 12% 13% 13% 15% 11%
Very Unlikely 69% 69% 55% 59% 37% 65%
Don't Know 7% 5% 8% 4% 7% 6%
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
Under this proposal, if your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional taxes, how likely would it be to introduce or expand a local sales tax? Very Likely 2% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 1%
Somewhat Likely 5% 4% 10% 4% 3% 3% 5%
Neither 9% 14% 8% 17% 12% 13% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 16% 8% 11% 5% 12% 16% 11%
Very Unlikely 64% 65% 68% 64% 64% 61% 65%
Don't Know 5% 8% 3% 8% 9% 4% 6%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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