Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2011, Question 08c

Perceived effectiveness for identifying cost savings

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for identifying cost savings or program efficiencies?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for identifying cost savings or program efficiencies? (Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use) Very Effective 10% 28% 31% 28% 28%
Somewhat Effective 69% 52% 56% 59% 54%
Neither Effective Nor Ineffective 14% 13% 8% 6% 11%
Somewhat Ineffective 5% 2% 1% 5% 2%
Very Ineffective 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Not Applicable 2% 3% 2% 0% 3%
Don't Know 0% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%