Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q32a: Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires) Too Generous 23% 10% 24% 11% 16%
About Right 71% 66% 68% 61% 66%
Not Generous Enough 4% 5% 4% 9% 5%
Not Applicable 0% 16% 4% 18% 11%
Don't Know 2% 3% 0% 1% 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 fringe benefits package(s) for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires) Too Generous 6% 14% 23% 20% 23% 16%
About Right 56% 67% 64% 72% 71% 66%
Not Generous Enough 10% 5% 3% 4% 5% 5%
Not Applicable 27% 11% 9% 3% 0% 11%
Don't Know 1% 3% 1% 1% 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 fringe benefits package(s) for new hires to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires) Too Generous 20% 10% 12% 16% 11% 22% 16%
About Right 57% 66% 70% 60% 71% 67% 66%
Not Generous Enough 2% 4% 5% 11% 6% 4% 5%
Not Applicable 19% 19% 12% 10% 10% 6% 11%
Don't Know 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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