Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2019, Question 04c

Role of the federal government in solving the jurisdiction's most important problem

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What kind of role do you think the federal government should play in solving the most important problem that you listed above?

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
What kind of role do you think the federal government should play in solving the most important problem that you listed above?	A very important role	25%	38%	25%	38%	35%
	A somewhat important role	40%	23%	28%	32%	26%
	Not much of a role	23%	24%	30%	18%	24%
	No role at all	10%	12%	15%	9%	12%
	Don't Know	2%	2%	1%	3%	2%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
What kind of role do you think the federal government should play in solving the most important problem that you listed above?	A very important role	37%	36%	32%	31%	25%	35%
	A somewhat important role	28%	23%	27%	23%	39%	26%
	Not much of a role	21%	26%	29%	29%	20%	24%
	No role at all	11%	13%	12%	15%	15%	12%
	Don't Know	3%	2%	0%	2%	0%	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
What kind of role do you think the federal government should play in solving the most important problem that you listed above?	A very important role	39%	35%	31%	33%	37%	36%	35%
	A somewhat important role	29%	29%	22%	25%	28%	27%	26%
	Not much of a role	22%	20%	34%	28%	18%	20%	24%
	No role at all	8%	11%	12%	14%	13%	15%	12%
	Don't Know	2%	5%	1%	1%	4%	1%	2%