Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q5d: Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Greatly Decrease 2% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 4% 4% 4% 3% 3%
No Change 38% 55% 51% 49% 52%
Somewhat Increase 40% 19% 26% 25% 22%
Greatly Increase 11% 2% 5% 2% 3%
Not Applicable 5% 17% 13% 19% 17%
Don't Know 0% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Greatly Decrease 0% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 4% 3% 4% 5% 3% 3%
No Change 51% 54% 58% 51% 46% 52%
Somewhat Increase 21% 21% 20% 27% 28% 22%
Greatly Increase 2% 2% 1% 8% 7% 3%
Not Applicable 20% 16% 14% 7% 15% 17%
Don't Know 2% 3% 1% 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
Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding reliance on "rainy day" funds? Greatly Decrease 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decrease 3% 2% 3% 5% 4% 4% 3%
No Change 52% 56% 54% 50% 50% 53% 52%
Somewhat Increase 20% 21% 21% 19% 27% 24% 22%
Greatly Increase 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Not Applicable 18% 18% 17% 19% 13% 13% 17%
Don't Know 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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