Effectiveness of local government websites
Full Question Text
How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of a local government website for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using a local government website)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of a local government website for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using a local government website) | Very Effective | 18% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Somewhat Effective | 65% | 57% | 61% | 55% | 58% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 18% | 16% | 17% | 20% | 17% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 0% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of a local government website for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using a local government website) | Very Effective | 17% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| Somewhat Effective | 50% | 61% | 58% | 62% | 61% | 58% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 22% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 17% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 3% | |
| % 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 would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of a local government website for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using a local government website) | Very Effective | 14% | 17% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Somewhat Effective | 64% | 56% | 54% | 55% | 56% | 63% | 58% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 15% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 21% | 12% | 17% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | |
| Very Ineffective | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |