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

Officials' ratings of functioning of democracy in the US

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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 United States?

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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	23%
	2	16%
	3	16%
	4	11%
	5	12%
	6	7%
	7	5%
	8	3%
	9	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%
	Don't know	5%

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 United States?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	6%	27%	12%	20%	23%
	2	14%	16%	19%	16%	16%
	3	20%	15%	18%	14%	16%
	4	11%	10%	11%	13%	11%
	5	11%	11%	15%	15%	12%
	6	10%	5%	14%	7%	7%
	7	11%	4%	5%	6%	5%
	8	9%	3%	3%	2%	3%
	9	3%	2%	1%	2%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	5%	6%	2%	4%	5%

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 United States?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	26%	25%	25%	5%	13%	23%
	2	17%	17%	14%	21%	13%	16%
	3	15%	17%	15%	15%	18%	16%
	4	11%	10%	8%	16%	10%	11%
	5	14%	9%	12%	11%	17%	12%
	6	4%	7%	9%	13%	15%	7%
	7	4%	3%	7%	10%	7%	5%
	8	2%	4%	3%	3%	3%	3%
	9	1%	2%	3%	2%	1%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	1%	0%	2%	0%	1%
	Don't know	6%	5%	4%	2%	4%	5%

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 United States?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	27%	24%	21%	22%	27%	19%	23%
	2	14%	17%	18%	18%	16%	15%	16%
	3	15%	17%	13%	19%	16%	15%	16%
	4	7%	14%	10%	9%	11%	12%	11%
	5	16%	10%	14%	11%	10%	11%	12%
	6	3%	4%	8%	7%	8%	11%	7%
	7	2%	4%	6%	3%	3%	9%	5%
	8	5%	3%	4%	3%	1%	3%	3%
	9	4%	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	2%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%
	Don't know	5%	4%	5%	5%	7%	3%	5%

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 United States?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	24%	25%	16%	9%	19%	23%
	2	17%	16%	16%	18%	19%	16%
	3	16%	17%	14%	13%	5%	16%
	4	11%	10%	14%	9%	0%	11%
	5	11%	11%	17%	17%	7%	12%
	6	6%	6%	11%	24%	0%	7%
	7	4%	6%	6%	9%	0%	5%
	8	4%	3%	2%	1%	0%	3%
	9	2%	2%	1%	0%	0%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%
	Don't know	4%	5%	1%	0%	51%	5%