Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2019 Data Tables

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Q5. Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 60% 47% 61% 43% 49%
Bad Times 8% 7% 6% 9% 7%
Neither 25% 30% 27% 36% 30%
Don't Know 7% 16% 7% 11% 14%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 34% 53% 65% 67% 75% 49%
Bad Times 12% 4% 11% 3% 4% 7%
Neither 38% 27% 19% 23% 17% 30%
Don't Know 16% 16% 6% 7% 4% 14%

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 business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? Good Times 31% 49% 50% 42% 56% 61% 49%
Bad Times 14% 7% 6% 9% 6% 4% 7%
Neither 38% 33% 29% 34% 20% 27% 30%
Don't Know 18% 11% 15% 15% 17% 7% 14%