Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q37: Thinking specifically about defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pensions), does your jurisdiction have fiscal obligations as a result of providing retirement pensions? (Among those jurisdictions which reported offering retirement income benefits)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking specifically about defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pensions), does your jurisdiction have fiscal obligations as a result of providing retirement pensions? (Among those jurisdictions which reported offering retirement income benefits) Yes 95% 44% 82% 51% 59%
No 1% 37% 13% 33% 27%
Not Applicable 0% 10% 3% 7% 7%
Don't Know 4% 9% 2% 9% 7%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking specifically about defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pensions), does your jurisdiction have fiscal obligations as a result of providing retirement pensions? (Among those jurisdictions which reported offering retirement income benefits) Yes 44% 53% 65% 74% 91% 59%
No 36% 32% 22% 19% 3% 27%
Not Applicable 9% 7% 7% 5% 5% 7%
Don't Know 11% 8% 6% 2% 1% 7%
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
Thinking specifically about defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pensions), does your jurisdiction have fiscal obligations as a result of providing retirement pensions? (Among those jurisdictions which reported offering retirement income benefits) Yes 57% 55% 57% 54% 57% 69% 59%
No 25% 29% 29% 29% 30% 22% 27%
Not Applicable 10% 7% 6% 5% 8% 7% 7%
Don't Know 8% 9% 8% 12% 5% 2% 7%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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