Michigan's perceptions of the economy are looking far brighter than they were. Jobs and economy are still the state's Number 1 problem, but roads are right behind it.
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1. State of the State Survey
Spring 2015
Charles L. Ballard
Professor, Department of Economics
Director, State of the State Survey
Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
ballard@msu.edu
517.353.2961
2. State of the State Survey
Spring 2015
Confidence in the Economy is Up Strongly,
But Trust in Government Barely Budges
3. About SOSS Wave 70
966 Interviews Completed
March 26, 2015 – June 22, 2015
Margin of Error: + 3.15%
11. Michigan residents’ assessment of
whether they will be better off
one year from now also are the
best since 1999.
Those who think they will be better
off outnumber those who think
they will be worse off by almost
5 to 1.
31. • Trust in State Government has
changed little in the last few
years.
• But trust in State Government
is substantially less than it was
in the 1990s and early 2000s.
36. Jobs and the economy are still the
most important issue for the
Governor and Legislature to
address. But the emphasis on the
economy is less than it has been in
more than a decade.
This year, for the first time, road
repair was the second most
important issue.
37. Most Important Problem Facing the Governor and Legislature,
Spring 2015
• Jobs / Economy 31.5%
• Road Repair / Bridge Repair 19.7
• Education Quality / Finances 15.4
• Taxes / Reduce Taxes 3.7
• Health Care / Health Insurance 3.3
• Crime / Drugs / Violence 3.2
• Poverty / Homelessness / Social Programs 2.8
• Moral Issues / Abortion / Family Values 2.5
• Infrastructure of Cities 1.5
• Environment 1.3
• Foreign Policy 1.0
• Solve Budget Issues 0.9
• Foreclosures / Housing / Property Values 0.7
• Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors 0.7
• Reduce Size of Government 0.7
• Welfare Reform 0.6
• Ethics, Political Reform, Election Reform 0.5
• Children’s Issues 0.3
• Regulation / Deregulation 0.2
• Gun Control 0.1
38. Most Important Problems Facing
the Governor and the Legislature
Issue 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Jobs/Economy 10.5 41.3 44.5 58.3 77.4 59.5 51.9 31.5
Education Quality/School Finances 41.7 27.5 20.7 11.4 7.1 16 19.3 15.4
Health Care/Health Insurance 7.4 7 9.4 4.3 4.4 4.7 1.9 3.3
Road/Highways/Bridges 4.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.5 19.7
39. 14.4
10.7
15.1 14.012.6
10.5
22.1
41.3 43.4 44.5
62.9
58.3
64.6
77.4
69.6
59.5
63.7
51.9 48.7
31.5
17.8
21.4
24.5 26.2
39.0
41.7
23.2
27.5
21.9
20.7
16.9
11.4
6.0 7.1
13.7
16.0
13.1
19.3
16.5
15.4
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Year
Michigan Residents' Views on the Most Important Issues
Facing the Governor and Legislature, 1995‐2015
Jobs and Economy
Education Quality
and Finances
40. How to Learn More about SOSS:
http://ippsr.msu.edu/SOSS/
Charles Ballard: ballard@msu.edu
517.353.2961
Cynthia Kyle: kylec@msu.edu
517.353.1731
Graham Pierce: glpierce@msu.edu
517.884.0364