Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2017 Data Tables

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Q9b. Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? 1: Perfect Fiscal Health 2% 13% 3% 3% 10%
2 12% 24% 10% 12% 20%
3 17% 18% 15% 20% 18%
4 14% 8% 9% 10% 9%
5 13% 13% 19% 17% 15%
6 21% 5% 16% 11% 8%
7 8% 5% 9% 8% 6%
8 3% 3% 8% 8% 5%
9 4% 2% 3% 1% 2%
10: Fiscal Crisis 0% 0% 2% 0% 1%
Don't Know 5% 9% 4% 11% 8%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? 1: Perfect Fiscal Health 11% 11% 9% 5% 5% 10%
2 19% 22% 20% 16% 18% 20%
3 16% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18%
4 9% 8% 8% 11% 12% 9%
5 16% 13% 12% 18% 13% 15%
6 6% 8% 11% 11% 11% 8%
7 6% 5% 9% 7% 7% 6%
8 4% 4% 7% 6% 5% 5%
9 2% 1% 2% 2% 4% 2%
10: Fiscal Crisis 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Don't Know 11% 7% 3% 5% 8% 8%

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
Now, thinking about the overall fiscal stress in your jurisdiction today and what you expect it to be down the road — including any future financial obligations it may have — on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the best: perfect fiscal health and 10 is the worst: fiscal crisis, how would you rate your jurisdiction’s overall fiscal stress as you expect it to be five years from now? 1: Perfect Fiscal Health 8% 12% 12% 10% 9% 8% 10%
2 18% 21% 20% 19% 19% 23% 20%
3 18% 17% 18% 18% 19% 16% 18%
4 11% 8% 8% 6% 10% 11% 9%
5 13% 16% 15% 20% 11% 12% 15%
6 15% 8% 4% 6% 8% 10% 8%
7 3% 5% 7% 5% 7% 7% 6%
8 4% 2% 4% 5% 6% 6% 5%
9 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2%
10: Fiscal Crisis 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1%
Don't Know 8% 9% 10% 8% 9% 5% 8%