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

Influence of resident commissions or advisory boards as a source of information

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Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would resident commissions or advisory boards 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	15%
Somewhat influential	35%
Not very influential	19%
Not influential at all	12%
Don't know	18%

	Population Size
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Very influential	12%	14%	14%	23%	29%	15%
Somewhat influential	32%	33%	41%	47%	42%	35%
Not very influential	18%	22%	20%	16%	17%	19%
Not influential at all	15%	13%	8%	4%	6%	12%
Don't know	22%	18%	17%	10%	6%	18%

	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	14%	16%	13%	14%	14%	20%	15%
Somewhat influential	35%	34%	36%	35%	33%	38%	35%
Not very influential	25%	17%	16%	17%	22%	21%	19%
Not influential at all	13%	12%	13%	15%	15%	6%	12%
Don't know	13%	21%	22%	20%	16%	15%	18%

	Jurisdiction Type
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Very influential	23%	13%	21%	15%	15%
Somewhat influential	42%	31%	47%	38%	35%
Not very influential	18%	20%	18%	19%	19%
Not influential at all	8%	14%	6%	12%	12%
Don't know	9%	22%	8%	16%	18%

	Urban/Rural Self Identification
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Total
Very influential	14%	14%	22%	22%	15%
Somewhat influential	33%	36%	38%	58%	35%
Not very influential	19%	23%	19%	13%	19%
Not influential at all	15%	10%	8%	2%	12%
Don't know	19%	17%	13%	5%	18%