Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4c: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Greatly Decreased 0% 2% 2% 3% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 21% 13% 23% 23% 16%
No Change 68% 51% 52% 56% 53%
Somewhat Increased 7% 9% 16% 11% 10%
Greatly Increased 0% 1% 6% 4% 2%
Not Applicable 4% 23% 1% 3% 16%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Greatly Decreased 2% 2% 1% 4% 1% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 14% 15% 23% 19% 25% 16%
No Change 50% 53% 52% 57% 60% 53%
Somewhat Increased 11% 8% 14% 10% 10% 10%
Greatly Increased 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2%
Not Applicable 21% 18% 9% 7% 1% 16%
Don't Know 0% 2% 0% 0% 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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in your jurisdiction's amount of debt? Greatly Decreased 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 4% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 13% 13% 12% 16% 18% 24% 16%
No Change 51% 53% 52% 52% 52% 53% 53%
Somewhat Increased 15% 10% 13% 8% 9% 9% 10%
Greatly Increased 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Not Applicable 17% 19% 18% 20% 15% 8% 16%
Don't Know 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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