Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4o: Comparing your jurisdiction's current fiscal year to its previous fiscal year, how has the cost of retired 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 retired employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 2% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 8% 2% 4% 1% 3%
No Change 39% 78% 34% 65% 65%
Somewhat Increased 32% 8% 32% 19% 16%
Greatly Increased 15% 2% 23% 7% 8%
Don't Know 5% 9% 5% 8% 8%
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 retired employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 0% 3% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 1% 2% 4% 6% 8% 3%
No Change 78% 75% 48% 30% 27% 65%
Somewhat Increased 8% 10% 28% 32% 45% 16%
Greatly Increased 3% 5% 14% 24% 16% 8%
Don't Know 10% 8% 6% 5% 3% 8%
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 retired employee health benefits changed? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5% 3%
No Change 66% 78% 69% 73% 70% 41% 65%
Somewhat Increased 16% 9% 15% 10% 15% 29% 16%
Greatly Increased 8% 1% 7% 4% 7% 18% 8%
Don't Know 10% 9% 6% 11% 5% 6% 8%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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