Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2014, Question 18g

The role of fiscal pressures in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract services/operations out

Full Question Text

We are also interested in the factors that may encourage or discourage privatization. Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently involved in privatization effort(s) of any kind, as far as you know, have fiscal pressures, such as decreased jurisdiction revenues, played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Percentage of jurisdictions that report fiscal pressures, such as decreased jurisdiction revenues, have played a role in encouraging them to contract out services or operations: 64% 17% 64% 29% 28%