Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2012, Question 05i

Effectiveness of citizen surveys

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen surveys conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen surveys conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Very Effective 12% 22% 24% 25% 22%
Somewhat Effective 61% 56% 56% 57% 56%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 21% 15% 17% 7% 14%
Somewhat Ineffective 5% 7% 3% 9% 6%
Very Ineffective 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 2% 1%