Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q30a: Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 13% 2% 12% 1% 4%
About Right 73% 52% 67% 62% 57%
Too Low 14% 14% 15% 14% 14%
Not Applicable 0% 30% 5% 19% 23%
Don't Know 0% 2% 1% 4% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 1% 3% 10% 8% 9% 4%
About Right 44% 60% 67% 72% 78% 57%
Too Low 16% 15% 9% 15% 11% 14%
Not Applicable 37% 20% 13% 5% 1% 23%
Don't Know 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2%
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
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's pay rate(s) for new hires to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 6% 2% 5% 3% 3% 5% 4%
About Right 52% 48% 57% 49% 66% 66% 57%
Too Low 16% 16% 13% 16% 13% 14% 14%
Not Applicable 26% 32% 21% 30% 17% 14% 23%
Don't Know 0% 2% 4% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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