Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q4q: Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired 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 retired employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat Decreased 7% 1% 10% 2% 3%
No Change 22% 20% 24% 27% 21%
Somewhat Increased 33% 5% 37% 10% 12%
Greatly Increased 12% 1% 16% 5% 5%
Not Applicable 24% 71% 13% 55% 58%
Don't Know 2% 2% 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 retired employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0%
Somewhat Decreased 1% 2% 7% 8% 9% 3%
No Change 19% 22% 25% 24% 22% 21%
Somewhat Increased 4% 8% 19% 33% 41% 12%
Greatly Increased 1% 4% 9% 13% 16% 5%
Not Applicable 74% 62% 40% 19% 12% 58%
Don't Know 1% 2% 0% 1% 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 retired employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Somewhat Decreased 0% 2% 3% 1% 2% 8% 3%
No Change 20% 24% 22% 21% 20% 22% 21%
Somewhat Increased 11% 7% 9% 9% 9% 25% 12%
Greatly Increased 3% 1% 4% 4% 4% 12% 5%
Not Applicable 64% 65% 61% 64% 63% 31% 58%
Don't Know 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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