Respondent’s assessment of jurisdiction’s efforts to address local poverty or economic hardship
Full Question Text
In your opinion, do you in your role as a local official 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 you in your role as a local official 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% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 61% | 58% | 72% | 56% | 60% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 25% | 16% | 14% | 20% | 17% | |
| Don't know | 12% | 25% | 12% | 23% | 22% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| In your opinion, do you in your role as a local official 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% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 57% | 58% | 65% | 73% | 69% | 60% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 16% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 23% | 17% | |
| Don't know | 26% | 23% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 22% | |
| % 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 you in your role as a local official 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% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Thinks jurisdiction does about the right amount | 56% | 51% | 63% | 60% | 61% | 67% | 60% | |
| Thinks jurisdiction does too little | 19% | 20% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 17% | |
| Don't know | 24% | 27% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 15% | 22% | |