Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4h: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of 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 population of your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 2% 4% 3% 8% 5%
Somewhat Decreased 36% 35% 54% 46% 39%
No Change 14% 22% 17% 15% 20%
Somewhat Increased 46% 33% 25% 26% 31%
Greatly Increased 2% 3% 1% 4% 3%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 7% 3% 3% 2% 2% 5%
Somewhat Decreased 43% 39% 31% 37% 38% 39%
No Change 25% 19% 21% 13% 10% 20%
Somewhat Increased 23% 34% 39% 41% 45% 31%
Greatly Increased 0% 2% 6% 7% 5% 3%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 2% 3% 0% 0% 0% 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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the population of your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 8% 4% 2% 7% 3% 4% 5%
Somewhat Decreased 51% 42% 29% 46% 41% 32% 39%
No Change 18% 24% 25% 15% 22% 17% 20%
Somewhat Increased 20% 27% 37% 26% 29% 43% 31%
Greatly Increased 1% 1% 5% 3% 2% 4% 3%
Not Applicable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 0% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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