About the MPPS
Use the links below to see overviews, pre-run data tables, and survey questionnaires for each MPPS survey. The full set of questions asked in each survey are available online in PDF format.
To find questions across surveys, search the MPPS Question Database, or browse the list of questions and topics asked more than once.
| Survey Overview | Resources | Policy Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; election administration and security; Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission; the 2020 U.S. Census; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for state, and country; trust in government; the state of democracy |
| MiLES (Fall 2019) | Data tables Questionnaire |
Regulation and siting of energy infrastructure on public and private property; governments’ engagement with citizens and businesses on energy issues; planning and/or zoning regarding energy; local electric vehicle (EV) policies; local renewable energy goals or requirements; energy use in public and private buildings and the use of audits; the Michigan Uniform Energy Code and code enforcement; collaboration on energy and sustainability policies; climate change |
| Spring 2019 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; most important problem facing community; next economic recession; opioids; energy issues; 2020 U.S. Census; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for state and country |
| Spring 2018 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; community poverty; local government relationships; medical marijuana; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for own jurisdiction, state, and country |
| Fall 2017 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Land-use planning and zoning; housing; performance measurement and management |
| Spring 2017 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; election administration; local government workforce; job approval evaluations for Governor, Michigan Legislature, various state agencies, President, and U.S. Congress; right direction vs. wrong track for state and country |
| Fall 2016 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Relationship between the State & local governments; emergency manager law; citizen engagement |
| Spring 2016 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; package of services provided and trade-off with taxes; system of funding local government; drinking water issues and infrastructure; property tax appeals; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature; right direction vs. wrong track for state |
| Fall 2015 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Public safety issues: police services; police-community relations; fire services; emergency medical services |
| Spring 2015 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; retiree health care; pensions; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction |
| Fall 2014 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Road issues: road conditions, maintenance, funding; private roads; complete streets; transit; relations with and evaluation of county road commissions; state and local government ethics |
| Spring 2014 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; privatization; GFOA-recommended financial policies; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction; ballot proposals: citizen referenda, part-time legislature |
| Fall 2013 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Energy and environmental issues: the Great Lakes, wind power, fracking, energy sources, environmental sustainability; Detroit bankruptcy |
| Spring 2013 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; retiree health care; public sector unions and negotiations; right-to-work legislation; property tax exemptions; placemaking economic development; entrepreneurship; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction; trust in government |
| Fall 2012 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Citizen engagement, including technology related issues |
| Spring 2012 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; public sector unions and negotiations; package of services provided and trade-off with taxes; system of funding local government; personal property tax; emergency manager law; k-12 education; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction |
| Fall 2011 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Performance measurement and management, use of data in decision-making; economic vitality incentive program; dashboards |
| Spring 2011 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; employee compensation; retiree health care; pensions; special tax authorities (DDAs, Brownfield authorities, etc.); tax charge backs by county government; emergency manager law; performance measurement and management; dashboards; federal stimulus package; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature; right direction vs. wrong track for state and own jurisdiction |
| Fall 2010 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Inter-governmental cooperation, consolidation, service sharing; local government environmental leadership, energy efficiency, global warming |
| Spring 2010 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; employee compensation; retiree health care; pensions; trade-offs between services and taxes; economic gardening; revenue sharing and local tax authority; independent redistricting commission; U.S. Census; federal stimulus package |
| Fall 2009 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Workforce development; k-12 and higher education; brain drain; MI Public Act 312 (public safety union negotiations); state constitutional convention; term limits; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature; federal stimulus package |
| Spring 2009 | Data tables Questionnaire |
Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; most important problem; economic development; placemaking; trust in government; inter-governmental cooperation; land-use planning; federal stimulus package |
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