Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2012 Data Tables

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Q30: Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 3% 5% 6% 3% 5%
About Right 51% 65% 56% 48% 61%
Too Low 41% 15% 34% 40% 23%
Don't Know 5% 15% 3% 10% 12%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Category Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 3% 4% 5% 10% 9% 5%
About Right 57% 63% 73% 61% 49% 61%
Too Low 24% 20% 17% 25% 41% 23%
Don't Know 16% 13% 5% 4% 1% 12%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% within Region of Michigan
  MI regions based on State of the State Survey Total
Upper Peninsula Northern Lower Peninsula West Central Lower Peninsula East Central Lower Peninsula Southwest Lower Peninsula Southeast Lower Peninsula
Thinking about your jurisdiction's fiscal needs, overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance to be too high, about right, or too low? Too High 4% 3% 6% 2% 4% 7% 5%
About Right 47% 65% 63% 60% 64% 61% 61%
Too Low 35% 18% 19% 22% 22% 25% 23%
Don't Know 14% 14% 11% 16% 10% 7% 12%

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