Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2021, Question 02a

Importance of waste collection to members of the community

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Thinking overall about issues around waste collection and recycling, how important, if at all, would you say waste collection is to members of your community?

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Q2a. How important is waste collection to members of your community?

	Statewide Total
	Total
Not at all important	2%
Not very important	5%
Somewhat important	25%
Very important	66%
Don't know	2%

*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.

	Population Size
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Not at all important	2%	2%	1%	3%	0%	2%
Not very important	6%	4%	2%	2%	3%	5%
Somewhat important	28%	24%	27%	17%	21%	25%
Very important	60%	68%	68%	79%	76%	66%
Don't know	3%	2%	1%	0%	0%	2%

	Region of Michigan
	Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
Not at all important	1%	1%	4%	2%	2%	1%	2%
Not very important	7%	6%	3%	4%	6%	2%	5%
Somewhat important	22%	27%	33%	21%	33%	13%	25%
Very important	67%	62%	57%	72%	56%	83%	66%
Don't know	2%	3%	3%	1%	2%	1%	2%

	Urban/Rural Self Identification
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Total
Not at all important	3%	1%	2%	0%	2%
Not very important	6%	3%	4%	0%	5%
Somewhat important	27%	28%	15%	7%	25%
Very important	62%	67%	78%	93%	66%
Don't know	3%	1%	1%	0%	2%

	Jurisdiction Type
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Not at all important	1%	3%	0%	1%	2%
Not very important	3%	5%	2%	5%	5%
Somewhat important	36%	28%	9%	24%	25%
Very important	59%	61%	89%	69%	66%
Don't know	0%	3%	0%	2%	2%