Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2017, Question 28a

Adequacy of workforce size to deliver desired fire services

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Do you think that your jurisdiction currently has an adequate size of workforce to deliver desired fire services? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees)

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
Do you think that your jurisdiction currently has an adequate size of workforce to deliver desired fire services? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees)	Adequate	24%	58%	70%	38%	56%
	Inadequate	5%	14%	19%	5%	13%
	Not Applicable	64%	27%	10%	52%	29%
	Don't Know	7%	1%	1%	6%	2%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
Do you think that your jurisdiction currently has an adequate size of workforce to deliver desired fire services? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees)	Adequate	45%	60%	68%	66%	56%	56%
	Inadequate	11%	13%	18%	19%	12%	13%
	Not Applicable	42%	25%	13%	12%	29%	29%
	Don't Know	2%	2%	1%	2%	3%	2%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Region of Michigan						Total
Do you think that your jurisdiction currently has an adequate size of workforce to deliver desired fire services? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees)	Adequate	58%	51%	55%	52%	58%	60%	56%
	Inadequate	13%	15%	11%	14%	11%	14%	13%
	Not Applicable	29%	33%	31%	32%	27%	23%	29%
	Don't Know	1%	1%	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%