Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2012, Question 14

Agree or disagree that most citizens the jurisdiction hears from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions

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To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions?

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions?	Strongly Agree	9%	12%	16%	19%	14%
	Somewhat Agree	35%	36%	33%	38%	36%
	Neither Agree nor Disagree	26%	26%	27%	22%	25%
	Somewhat Disagree	22%	16%	18%	14%	16%
	Strongly Disagree	8%	9%	6%	7%	8%
	Don't Know	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions?	Strongly Agree	15%	14%	11%	8%	12%	14%
	Somewhat Agree	35%	36%	39%	36%	35%	36%
	Neither Agree nor Disagree	23%	26%	31%	29%	22%	25%
	Somewhat Disagree	17%	16%	13%	17%	19%	16%
	Strongly Disagree	9%	7%	5%	10%	13%	8%
	Don't Know	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
To what extent do you agree or disagree that most citizens you hear from are more interested in complaining than in finding solutions?	Strongly Agree	18%	9%	14%	15%	15%	11%	14%
	Somewhat Agree	33%	36%	38%	32%	39%	37%	36%
	Neither Agree nor Disagree	27%	23%	26%	26%	26%	25%	25%
	Somewhat Disagree	15%	18%	15%	19%	13%	16%	16%
	Strongly Disagree	8%	13%	6%	7%	6%	10%	8%
	Don't Know	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%