Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4n: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for 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 pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 0% 3% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 14% 6% 21% 10% 9%
No Change 50% 68% 58% 66% 65%
Somewhat Increased 36% 20% 18% 22% 21%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 0% 5% 0% 1% 3%
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 the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 0% 1% 4% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 5% 8% 13% 20% 25% 9%
No Change 70% 68% 53% 56% 54% 65%
Somewhat Increased 19% 20% 32% 23% 17% 21%
Greatly Increased 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 6% 2% 1% 0% 0% 3%
Don't Know 0% 1% 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 the pay rates for employee wages and salaries for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 4% 5% 7% 7% 7% 22% 9%
No Change 61% 67% 67% 67% 69% 61% 65%
Somewhat Increased 32% 21% 23% 19% 21% 15% 21%
Greatly Increased 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 2% 6% 2% 7% 2% 0% 3%
Don't Know 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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