Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q28: In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Very Likely 0% 2% 4% 5% 3%
Somewhat Likely 15% 8% 5% 8% 8%
Neither Likely nor Unlikely 18% 13% 10% 11% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 14% 10% 13% 7% 11%
Very Unlikely 26% 26% 42% 29% 33%
Tax authorit(ies) have no current debt 4% 26% 25% 38% 25%
Don't Know 23% 15% 1% 2% 8%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Very Likely 3% 1% 2% 5% 6% 3%
Somewhat Likely 3% 8% 5% 12% 10% 8%
Neither Likely nor Unlikely 10% 10% 19% 14% 10% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 6% 11% 9% 17% 15% 11%
Very Unlikely 21% 42% 32% 32% 33% 33%
Tax authorit(ies) have no current debt 47% 21% 24% 13% 19% 25%
Don't Know 10% 7% 9% 7% 7% 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
In your opinion, how likely is it that one or more of your special taxing authorities will have serious difficulty repaying their current debt? (Among those jurisdictions that reported having one or more special tax authorities) Very Likely 3% 2% 2% 0% 1% 7% 3%
Somewhat Likely 4% 7% 4% 9% 10% 8% 8%
Neither Likely nor Unlikely 13% 11% 7% 20% 18% 8% 12%
Somewhat Unlikely 13% 8% 12% 15% 4% 14% 11%
Very Unlikely 23% 40% 38% 28% 32% 33% 33%
Tax authorit(ies) have no current debt 26% 25% 26% 20% 29% 25% 25%
Don't Know 18% 7% 11% 8% 6% 5% 8%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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