Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q33b: Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees) Too High 4% 6% 3% 8% 5%
About Right 46% 52% 43% 48% 48%
Too Low 46% 25% 51% 34% 37%
Not Applicable 2% 17% 2% 8% 9%
Don't Know 2% 0% 1% 2% 1%
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 the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees) Too High 7% 5% 4% 6% 4% 5%
About Right 54% 45% 45% 50% 43% 48%
Too Low 27% 32% 42% 42% 53% 37%
Not Applicable 12% 16% 8% 1% 0% 9%
Don't Know 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1%
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 the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's current employees make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to current employees) Too High 5% 2% 4% 8% 4% 6% 5%
About Right 34% 61% 56% 45% 54% 38% 48%
Too Low 42% 25% 31% 36% 32% 50% 37%
Not Applicable 17% 11% 9% 10% 9% 5% 9%
Don't Know 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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