Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2016, Question 09b

Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health five years from now

Full Question Text

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 3% 13% 1% 4% 9%
2 18% 23% 14% 9% 20%
3 27% 14% 15% 14% 15%
4 13% 10% 18% 14% 12%
5 11% 14% 17% 19% 15%
6 3% 6% 8% 9% 6%
7 8% 5% 11% 12% 7%
8 5% 1% 7% 5% 3%
9 2% 1% 4% 1% 1%
10: Fiscal Crisis 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Don't Know 8% 13% 3% 12% 11%