Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q5j: Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Greatly Decrease 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 10% 12% 13% 15% 12%
No Change 65% 73% 49% 52% 65%
Somewhat Increase 19% 9% 30% 21% 15%
Greatly Increase 0% 2% 5% 9% 3%
Don't Know 5% 4% 2% 2% 3%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500% 1501-5000% 5001-10000% 10001-30000% >30000%
Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Greatly Decrease 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 11% 13% 12% 15% 10% 12%
No Change 68% 65% 65% 53% 70% 65%
Somewhat Increase 12% 15% 17% 25% 20% 15%
Greatly Increase 4% 4% 4% 1% 0% 3%
Don't Know% 4% 3% 2% 6% 0% 3%
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
Thinking about next fiscal year, which actions will your jurisdiction likely take regarding the amount of debt? Greatly Decrease 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 10% 15% 9% 11% 13% 15% 12%
No Change 58% 66% 71% 70% 61% 61% 65%
Somewhat Increase 20% 11% 14% 12% 18% 19% 15%
Greatly Increase 8% 2% 4% 2% 4% 2% 3%
Don't Know 3% 6% 2% 5% 4% 1% 3%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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