Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2021, Question 27a

Influence of federal government agencies as a source of information

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Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would federal government agencies likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

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	Statewide Total
	Total
Very influential	6%
Somewhat influential	27%
Not very influential	29%
Not influential at all	22%
Don't know	15%

	Population Size
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Very influential	5%	5%	10%	5%	11%	6%
Somewhat influential	27%	24%	23%	30%	46%	27%
Not very influential	24%	31%	32%	42%	24%	29%
Not influential at all	24%	24%	21%	15%	15%	22%
Don't know	20%	15%	14%	7%	3%	15%

	Region of Michigan
	Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
Very influential	6%	6%	6%	4%	6%	9%	6%
Somewhat influential	29%	26%	23%	29%	21%	34%	27%
Not very influential	37%	24%	29%	27%	34%	28%	29%
Not influential at all	17%	24%	22%	24%	28%	18%	22%
Don't know	12%	21%	20%	15%	12%	11%	15%

	Jurisdiction Type
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Very influential	4%	6%	7%	7%	6%
Somewhat influential	47%	23%	37%	30%	27%
Not very influential	27%	29%	30%	29%	29%
Not influential at all	15%	23%	20%	23%	22%
Don't know	7%	19%	6%	12%	15%

	Urban/Rural Self Identification
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Total
Very influential	5%	6%	9%	8%	6%
Somewhat influential	26%	26%	30%	43%	27%
Not very influential	27%	35%	33%	29%	29%
Not influential at all	24%	21%	19%	14%	22%
Don't know	17%	12%	9%	5%	15%