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

Influence of examples from other municipalities as a source of info

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Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would examples from other municipalities 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	20%
Somewhat influential	46%
Not very influential	12%
Not influential at all	9%
Don't know	13%

	Population Size
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Very influential	17%	20%	21%	27%	24%	20%
Somewhat influential	38%	48%	51%	59%	63%	46%
Not very influential	14%	11%	12%	8%	7%	12%
Not influential at all	13%	8%	5%	3%	5%	9%
Don't know	19%	13%	10%	4%	3%	13%

	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	22%	18%	21%	14%	21%	23%	20%
Somewhat influential	44%	43%	48%	44%	43%	54%	46%
Not very influential	10%	13%	9%	13%	14%	11%	12%
Not influential at all	13%	10%	6%	12%	10%	4%	9%
Don't know	12%	16%	17%	17%	12%	8%	13%

	Jurisdiction Type
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Very influential	21%	17%	29%	23%	20%
Somewhat influential	55%	43%	59%	44%	46%
Not very influential	12%	13%	6%	11%	12%
Not influential at all	7%	11%	3%	9%	9%
Don't know	5%	17%	3%	13%	13%

	Urban/Rural Self Identification
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Total
Very influential	19%	18%	27%	31%	20%
Somewhat influential	41%	52%	55%	59%	46%
Not very influential	13%	11%	9%	7%	12%
Not influential at all	12%	6%	4%	0%	9%
Don't know	15%	12%	6%	4%	13%