Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2021, Question 32b

Impact of holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology on quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members

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In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)	Significantly increased	1%
	Somewhat increased	7%
	Neither increased nor decreased	48%
	Somewhat decreased	26%
	Significantly decreased	17%
	Don't know	1%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)	Significantly increased	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%
	Somewhat increased	9%	4%	11%	11%	7%
	Neither increased nor decreased	62%	50%	42%	46%	48%
	Somewhat decreased	23%	24%	32%	26%	26%
	Significantly decreased	3%	20%	11%	14%	17%
	Don't know	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)	Significantly increased	1%	1%	1%	3%	3%	1%
	Somewhat increased	7%	6%	9%	8%	6%	7%
	Neither increased nor decreased	43%	52%	48%	54%	50%	48%
	Somewhat decreased	26%	24%	27%	27%	35%	26%
	Significantly decreased	23%	16%	15%	8%	6%	17%
	Don't know	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%

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
In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)	Significantly increased	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%
	Somewhat increased	9%	6%	5%	7%	10%	5%	7%
	Neither increased nor decreased	53%	50%	39%	47%	51%	54%	48%
	Somewhat decreased	20%	25%	27%	26%	25%	30%	26%
	Significantly decreased	16%	17%	26%	19%	13%	9%	17%
	Don't know	0%	1%	2%	0%	1%	0%	1%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
In your opinion, has holding meetings via video or teleconferencing technology increased or decreased quality of debate and discussion among Board/Council members? (Among jurisdictions that have held any official meetings by teleconference or video technology in the past 12 months)	Significantly increased	1%	1%	2%	5%	0%	1%
	Somewhat increased	5%	7%	11%	10%	0%	7%
	Neither increased nor decreased	49%	49%	46%	38%	75%	48%
	Somewhat decreased	25%	27%	32%	36%	0%	27%
	Significantly decreased	19%	17%	8%	12%	25%	17%
	Don't know	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%