Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2014, Question 08c

Level of jurisdiction's employee fringe benefit package(s) for current elected officials

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Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?	Too Generous	17%	3%	2%	2%	3%
	About Right	80%	72%	70%	60%	70%
	Not Generous Enough	1%	18%	14%	19%	16%
	Don't Know	1%	8%	14%	20%	10%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?	Too Generous	1%	1%	6%	6%	14%	3%
	About Right	66%	68%	71%	83%	76%	70%
	Not Generous Enough	19%	20%	16%	5%	5%	16%
	Don't Know	13%	11%	7%	6%	6%	10%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
Overall, do you consider your jurisdiction's fringe benefits package(s) - or lack thereof - for current elected officials to be too generous, about right, or not generous enough?	Too Generous	6%	4%	2%	0%	1%	6%	3%
	About Right	67%	70%	66%	75%	69%	73%	70%
	Not Generous Enough	20%	17%	19%	13%	17%	12%	16%
	Don't Know	7%	9%	12%	12%	13%	9%	10%