Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4p: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of current employee health benefits 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 cost of current employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 4% 0% 1% 3% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 12% 3% 12% 10% 6%
No Change 9% 17% 12% 15% 15%
Somewhat Increased 48% 14% 51% 36% 24%
Greatly Increased 27% 5% 24% 21% 11%
Not Applicable 0% 60% 0% 14% 42%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 1% 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 cost of current employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 1% 0% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 3% 3% 14% 11% 17% 6%
No Change 16% 18% 13% 8% 12% 15%
Somewhat Increased 13% 19% 39% 53% 53% 24%
Greatly Increased 7% 10% 20% 26% 17% 11%
Not Applicable 59% 49% 12% 0% 0% 42%
Don't Know 1% 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 cost of current employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 2% 0% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 3% 4% 5% 3% 4% 13% 6%
No Change 16% 22% 16% 14% 12% 13% 15%
Somewhat Increased 22% 16% 22% 18% 29% 36% 24%
Greatly Increased 11% 9% 11% 10% 11% 16% 11%
Not Applicable 47% 47% 46% 53% 42% 19% 42%
Don't Know 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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