Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2021, Question 49b

Officials' ratings of functioning of democracy in Michigan

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On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	11%
	2	10%
	3	10%
	4	12%
	5	20%
	6	13%
	7	11%
	8	5%
	9	3%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%
	Don't know	4%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	2%	15%	2%	7%	11%
	2	3%	11%	9%	7%	10%
	3	3%	10%	11%	10%	10%
	4	13%	11%	15%	15%	12%
	5	23%	17%	25%	24%	20%
	6	20%	12%	16%	12%	13%
	7	10%	11%	12%	12%	11%
	8	16%	4%	6%	5%	5%
	9	3%	3%	2%	4%	3%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	5%	5%	2%	3%	4%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Size					Total
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	14%	12%	10%	1%	2%	11%
	2	10%	9%	11%	9%	7%	10%
	3	9%	12%	7%	9%	11%	10%
	4	13%	11%	15%	9%	16%	12%
	5	19%	20%	23%	22%	18%	20%
	6	12%	13%	12%	14%	18%	13%
	7	9%	10%	8%	24%	14%	11%
	8	4%	5%	7%	5%	8%	5%
	9	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%	3%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	1%	0%	2%	0%	1%
	Don't know	5%	5%	3%	2%	4%	4%

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
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	13%	12%	11%	11%	15%	7%	11%
	2	8%	11%	12%	10%	9%	6%	10%
	3	11%	10%	7%	11%	7%	14%	10%
	4	9%	12%	12%	10%	16%	14%	12%
	5	20%	20%	20%	22%	15%	22%	20%
	6	14%	11%	12%	10%	14%	16%	13%
	7	8%	10%	12%	11%	11%	12%	11%
	8	6%	5%	6%	5%	4%	5%	5%
	9	7%	2%	3%	3%	1%	2%	3%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	2%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%
	Don't know	4%	4%	4%	5%	7%	3%	4%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	15%	10%	2%	2%	6%	11%
	2	9%	11%	7%	9%	25%	10%
	3	9%	9%	16%	9%	0%	10%
	4	13%	12%	7%	16%	12%	12%
	5	17%	23%	21%	27%	7%	20%
	6	13%	14%	12%	18%	0%	13%
	7	10%	9%	26%	13%	0%	11%
	8	5%	6%	5%	3%	0%	5%
	9	4%	2%	1%	1%	0%	3%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%
	Don't know	4%	4%	1%	0%	51%	4%