Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2018, Question 12e

Effect on Board/Council relationships: clarity of roles and responsibilities

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To what extent, if at all, would you say clarity of roles and responsibilities helps or hurts relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council?

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		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
To what extent, if at all, would you say clarity of roles and responsibilities helps or hurts relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council?	No Impact on Relationships	13%	33%	16%	26%	29%
	Significantly Help	34%	29%	29%	24%	28%
	Somewhat Help	22%	17%	19%	25%	19%
	Somewhat Hurt	20%	11%	22%	17%	14%
	Significantly Hurt	5%	6%	10%	3%	6%
	Don't Know	5%	4%	4%	5%	4%


		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
To what extent, if at all, would you say clarity of roles and responsibilities helps or hurts relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council?	No Impact on Relationships	36%	29%	18%	16%	14%	29%
	Significantly Help	23%	30%	35%	35%	31%	28%
	Somewhat Help	19%	19%	15%	19%	18%	19%
	Somewhat Hurt	11%	13%	17%	17%	24%	14%
	Significantly Hurt	5%	5%	8%	11%	12%	6%
	Don't Know	6%	4%	7%	2%	1%	4%


		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
To what extent, if at all, would you say clarity of roles and responsibilities helps or hurts relationships among the members of your jurisdiction's Board/Council?	No Impact on Relationships	32%	31%	31%	32%	29%	20%	29%
	Significantly Help	26%	23%	32%	27%	34%	28%	28%
	Somewhat Help	19%	20%	18%	17%	17%	21%	19%
	Somewhat Hurt	14%	12%	14%	11%	14%	18%	14%
	Significantly Hurt	5%	9%	4%	5%	5%	10%	6%
	Don't Know	3%	5%	3%	8%	2%	5%	4%