Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4g: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction?

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 the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 2% 2% 1% 3% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 19% 9% 12% 8% 10%
No Change 14% 35% 38% 31% 34%
Somewhat Increased 52% 41% 43% 48% 43%
Greatly Increased 11% 3% 5% 9% 4%
Not Applicable 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 2% 9% 1% 1% 7%
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 the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 2% 1% 0% 3% 3% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 8% 10% 14% 9% 19% 10%
No Change 36% 36% 28% 30% 28% 34%
Somewhat Increased 42% 42% 46% 45% 46% 43%
Greatly Increased 4% 3% 6% 11% 4% 4%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 8% 8% 4% 2% 0% 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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the number of tax delinquencies in your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Somewhat Decreased 7% 12% 8% 10% 12% 11% 10%
No Change 41% 32% 36% 36% 30% 32% 34%
Somewhat Increased 35% 44% 45% 41% 44% 44% 43%
Greatly Increased 3% 1% 3% 3% 9% 8% 4%
Not Applicable 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0%
Don't Know 12% 9% 7% 7% 3% 3% 7%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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