Degree of influence that preservation of farmland has on advancing the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction
Full Question Text
Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 3% | 6% | 1% | 13% | 6% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 18% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 15% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 29% | 22% | 17% | 16% | 21% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 14% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 10% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 0% | 8% | 2% | 7% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 18% | 17% | 43% | 27% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 19% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 21% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 9% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 6% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 16% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 15% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 22% | 24% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 21% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 10% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 10% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 9% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 16% | 17% | 25% | 35% | 43% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 21% | 29% | 25% | 20% | 21% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 5% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 6% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 15% | 15% | 19% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 28% | 16% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 21% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 5% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 10% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 3% | 8% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 21% | 23% | 21% | 10% | 17% | 34% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 19% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 20% | 21% | |