Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2011 Data Tables

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Q2: During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 9% 19% 21% 18% 19%
Bad Times 57% 27% 42% 51% 33%
Neither 32% 39% 32% 26% 36%
Don't Know 2% 15% 5% 5% 12%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 15% 19% 28% 23% 16% 19%
Bad Times 35% 30% 36% 30% 49% 33%
Neither 36% 38% 27% 41% 32% 36%
Don't Know 14% 13% 9% 6% 3% 12%
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
During the next twelve months, do you think your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 17% 18% 25% 18% 19% 15% 19%
Bad Times 39% 28% 29% 35% 35% 37% 33%
Neither 32% 37% 37% 34% 37% 38% 36%
Don't Know 12% 17% 9% 13% 9% 10% 12%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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