The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Fall 2016 Data Tables
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Q5b. How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right?
Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
| % within Jurisdiction Type |
| |
Jurisdiction Type |
Total |
| County |
Township |
City |
Village |
| How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right? |
Nearly Always |
0% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
| Most of the Time |
18% |
21% |
17% |
23% |
21% |
| Some of the Time |
41% |
54% |
47% |
45% |
51% |
| Seldom |
30% |
18% |
25% |
17% |
19% |
| Almost Never |
10% |
4% |
10% |
11% |
6% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
1% |
0% |
3% |
1% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.
Population Size Crosstabulation
| % within Population Size |
| |
Population Category |
Total |
| <1500 |
1500-5000 |
5001-10000 |
10001-30000 |
>30000 |
| How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right? |
Nearly Always |
2% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Most of the Time |
21% |
24% |
14% |
17% |
15% |
21% |
| Some of the Time |
51% |
52% |
56% |
49% |
44% |
51% |
| Seldom |
19% |
17% |
21% |
26% |
28% |
19% |
| Almost Never |
6% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
12% |
6% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.
Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
| % within Region of Michigan |
| |
Region of Michigan |
Total |
| Upper Peninsula |
Northern Lower Peninsula |
West Central Lower Peninsula |
East Central Lower Peninsula |
Southwest Lower Peninsula |
Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right? |
Nearly Always |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
| Most of the Time |
19% |
21% |
25% |
16% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
| Some of the Time |
47% |
53% |
51% |
54% |
52% |
48% |
51% |
| Seldom |
28% |
18% |
15% |
18% |
18% |
23% |
19% |
| Almost Never |
4% |
5% |
5% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Don't Know |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.