Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4n: Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the cost of current employee health benefits changed?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the cost of current employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 2% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 11% 5% 9% 10% 7%
No Change 7% 59% 9% 22% 40%
Somewhat Increased 54% 20% 47% 47% 32%
Greatly Increased 26% 7% 31% 18% 15%
Don't Know 0% 7% 1% 1% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the cost of current employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 5% 6% 8% 16% 13% 7%
No Change 53% 51% 18% 7% 6% 40%
Somewhat Increased 25% 23% 46% 53% 56% 32%
Greatly Increased 10% 13% 26% 21% 24% 15%
Don't Know 6% 6% 1% 1% 0% 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
Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the cost of current employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 3% 8% 7% 4% 7% 12% 7%
No Change 40% 55% 45% 43% 41% 21% 40%
Somewhat Increased 27% 23% 28% 33% 31% 43% 32%
Greatly Increased 23% 7% 14% 11% 16% 19% 15%
Don't Know 8% 5% 4% 8% 4% 1% 5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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