Support or opposition to increasing water rates or fees by respondent personally
Full Question Text
Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think you personally in your role as a local official would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system)
% within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
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County | Township | City | Village | |||
Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think you personally in your role as a local official would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system) | Strongly Support | ** | 23% | 29% | 40% | 29% |
Somewhat Support | ** | 39% | 51% | 40% | 43% | |
Neither Support nor Oppose | ** | 17% | 10% | 9% | 13% | |
Somewhat Oppose | ** | 8% | 6% | 5% | 7% | |
Strongly Oppose | ** | 7% | 2% | 3% | 4% | |
Don't Know | ** | 6% | 1% | 4% | 4% |
% within Population Size | |||||||
Population Size | Total | ||||||
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<1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think you personally in your role as a local official would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system) | Strongly Support | 31% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 33% | 29% |
Somewhat Support | 37% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 34% | 43% | |
Neither Support nor Oppose | 10% | 11% | 18% | 13% | 26% | 13% | |
Somewhat Oppose | 10% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 7% | |
Strongly Oppose | 6% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4% | |
Don't Know | 6% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 4% |
% within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
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Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
Looking ahead, in order to maintain or improve drinking water infrastructure in your jurisdiction, do you think you personally in your role as a local official would support or oppose increasing water rates or fees? (Excluding jurisdictions that play no role in a shared water system) | Strongly Support | 21% | 37% | 34% | 25% | 40% | 22% | 29% |
Somewhat Support | 37% | 40% | 42% | 48% | 33% | 51% | 43% | |
Neither Support nor Oppose | 17% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 13% | |
Somewhat Oppose | 14% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 7% | |
Strongly Oppose | 8% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
Don't Know | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 4% |