Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2014, Question 09a

Level of jurisdiction's contributions to employee health care benefits for new hires

Full Question Text

Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's new hires make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Overall, do you consider the contributions (i.e., co-pays, deductibles, or share of premiums) your jurisdiction's new hires make toward their health care benefits to be too high, about right, or too low? (Among those jurisdictions that reported providing fringe benefits to new hires) Too High 6% 7% 9% 13% 9%
About Right 64% 66% 75% 63% 68%
Too Low 29% 11% 16% 14% 16%
Not Applicable 2% 13% 0% 8% 6%
Don't Know 0% 2% 0% 1% 1%