Official's trust in citizens to be responsible participants
Full Question Text
In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction’s policymaking and/or operations, how much of the time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction’s policymaking and/or operations, how much of the time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? | Nearly Always | 5% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| Most of the Time | 31% | 45% | 45% | 35% | 43% | |
| Some of the Time | 45% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 31% | |
| Seldom | 14% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 10% | |
| Almost Never | 3% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Category | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction’s policymaking and/or operations, how much of the time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? | Nearly Always | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| Most of the Time | 41% | 47% | 39% | 41% | 45% | 43% | |
| Some of the Time | 30% | 29% | 36% | 33% | 36% | 31% | |
| Seldom | 11% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 10% | |
| Almost Never | 5% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| % 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 | |||
| In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction’s policymaking and/or operations, how much of the time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants? | Nearly Always | 13% | 10% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 15% | 11% |
| Most of the Time | 44% | 42% | 42% | 47% | 45% | 41% | 43% | |
| Some of the Time | 32% | 32% | 30% | 30% | 32% | 30% | 31% | |
| Seldom | 6% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 10% | |
| Almost Never | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | |