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

Influence of state government agencies as a source of information

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Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would state 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	12%
Somewhat influential	40%
Not very influential	18%
Not influential at all	15%
Don't know	14%

	Population Size
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Very influential	11%	11%	16%	16%	19%	12%
Somewhat influential	35%	39%	41%	47%	62%	40%
Not very influential	18%	20%	15%	21%	9%	18%
Not influential at all	18%	16%	14%	10%	8%	15%
Don't know	18%	14%	13%	6%	3%	14%

	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	16%	10%	11%	10%	12%	16%	12%
Somewhat influential	43%	36%	41%	39%	37%	44%	40%
Not very influential	18%	18%	18%	18%	20%	18%	18%
Not influential at all	14%	17%	12%	19%	21%	11%	15%
Don't know	10%	19%	19%	15%	10%	11%	14%

	Urban/Rural Self Identification
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Total
Very influential	12%	10%	20%	12%	12%
Somewhat influential	34%	48%	45%	62%	40%
Not very influential	19%	18%	16%	15%	18%
Not influential at all	18%	13%	10%	6%	15%
Don't know	16%	11%	9%	5%	14%

	Jurisdiction Type
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Very influential	17%	11%	15%	13%	12%
Somewhat influential	51%	34%	56%	44%	40%
Not very influential	12%	20%	14%	15%	18%
Not influential at all	12%	17%	11%	16%	15%
Don't know	8%	18%	5%	11%	14%