Problems finding qualified fire department candidates
Full Question Text
To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 5% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 9% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 16% | |
| A Significant Problem | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 45% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 2% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 11% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 9% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 44% | 8% | 28% | 13% | 16% | |
| A Significant Problem | 41% | 10% | 48% | 29% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 2% | 65% | 7% | 42% | 45% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 7% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 3% | 9% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 11% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 41% | 16% | |
| A Significant Problem | 12% | 19% | 30% | 37% | 48% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 62% | 51% | 35% | 22% | 4% | 45% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 3% | |
| % 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 | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 1% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 5% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 9% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 18% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 16% | |
| A Significant Problem | 18% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 28% | 37% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 57% | 58% | 50% | 47% | 38% | 30% | 45% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for police positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 10% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 9% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 11% | 15% | 27% | 29% | 0% | 16% | |
| A Significant Problem | 16% | 22% | 35% | 49% | 35% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 56% | 45% | 25% | 6% | 49% | 45% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 3% | |