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

Effectiveness of open houses or "coffee with officials"

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials")

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 open houses or "coffee with officials" for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using open houses or "coffee with officials") Very Effective 53% 17% 17% 0% 17%
Somewhat Effective 47% 64% 66% 83% 66%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 0% 12% 8% 17% 11%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 1% 6% 0% 3%
Very Ineffective 0% 4% 4% 0% 4%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%