Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2012 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 government 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 government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 1% 0% 2% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 9% 1% 8% 2% 2%
No Change 30% 21% 28% 25% 23%
Somewhat Increased 31% 5% 31% 15% 12%
Greatly Increased 10% 1% 17% 2% 4%
Not Applicable 18% 71% 15% 56% 58%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Category 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 government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 1% 2% 6% 3% 11% 2%
No Change 22% 21% 30% 27% 22% 23%
Somewhat Increased 4% 9% 18% 30% 42% 12%
Greatly Increased 1% 2% 8% 16% 13% 4%
Not Applicable 72% 65% 37% 22% 10% 58%
Don't Know 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1%

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
Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the cost of retired government employee health benefits for your jurisdiction? Greatly Decreased 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 1%
Somewhat Decreased 3% 2% 3% 1% 1% 5% 2%
No Change 24% 24% 21% 23% 25% 20% 23%
Somewhat Increased 9% 6% 6% 8% 13% 26% 12%
Greatly Increased 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 13% 4%
Not Applicable 60% 67% 66% 65% 57% 32% 58%
Don't Know 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1%

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