Board/Council’s assessment of jurisdiction’s efforts to address local poverty or economic hardship
Full Question Text
In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? | Thinks jurisdiction does too much | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 68% | 56% | 64% | 52% | 57% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 9% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 7% | |
| Don't know | 23% | 37% | 22% | 39% | 35% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? | Thinks jurisdiction does too much | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 51% | 57% | 62% | 69% | 72% | 57% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 7% | |
| Don't know | 41% | 35% | 28% | 22% | 17% | 35% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship? | Thinks jurisdiction does too much | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 50% | 51% | 57% | 57% | 61% | 63% | 57% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 11% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 7% | |
| Don't know | 38% | 39% | 37% | 37% | 31% | 27% | 35% | |