Effectiveness of Emergency Manager Law at restoring fiscal health in the short-term
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Thinking overall about local governments that have faced—or will face—a financial emergency, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Emergency Manager Law has been, or will be, at restoring fiscal health in the short-term (i.e., balancing the books)?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking overall about local governments that have faced—or will face—a financial emergency, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Emergency Manager Law has been, or will be, at restoring fiscal health in the short-term (i.e., balancing the books)? | Very Effective | 10% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 10% |
| Somewhat Effective | 40% | 37% | 50% | 30% | 38% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 5% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 11% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 14% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 12% | |
| Very Ineffective | 7% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 8% | |
| Don't Know | 24% | 23% | 7% | 24% | 21% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking overall about local governments that have faced—or will face—a financial emergency, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Emergency Manager Law has been, or will be, at restoring fiscal health in the short-term (i.e., balancing the books)? | Very Effective | 8% | 10% | 9% | 18% | 17% | 10% |
| Somewhat Effective | 31% | 39% | 51% | 42% | 52% | 38% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 13% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 11% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 11% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 12% | |
| Very Ineffective | 9% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 8% | |
| Don't Know | 28% | 19% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 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 | |||
| Thinking overall about local governments that have faced—or will face—a financial emergency, how effective or ineffective do you believe the Emergency Manager Law has been, or will be, at restoring fiscal health in the short-term (i.e., balancing the books)? | Very Effective | 5% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 10% |
| Somewhat Effective | 39% | 34% | 40% | 34% | 35% | 45% | 38% | |
| Neither Effective nor Ineffective | 11% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 11% | |
| Somewhat Ineffective | 6% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 12% | |
| Very Ineffective | 12% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 10% | 8% | |
| Don't Know | 28% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 12% | 21% | |