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

Perceived effectiveness for improving accountability and transparency

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for improving government accountability and transparency?

(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 improving government accountability and transparency? (Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use) Very Effective 12% 24% 26% 26% 24%
Somewhat Effective 53% 50% 58% 51% 52%
Neither Effective Nor Ineffective 23% 15% 12% 17% 15%
Somewhat Ineffective 4% 2% 0% 1% 1%
Very Ineffective 0% 0% 2% 1% 1%
Not Applicable 8% 5% 1% 2% 4%
Don't Know 0% 4% 1% 2% 3%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%