Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2023, Question 28a

Rating of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s job performance

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Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	3%
	Good	25%
	Fair	22%
	Poor	7%
	Not Applicable	16%
	Don't Know	28%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	5%	3%	3%	4%	3%
	Good	39%	27%	19%	20%	25%
	Fair	38%	23%	15%	19%	22%
	Poor	3%	8%	3%	5%	7%
	Not Applicable	3%	12%	29%	19%	16%
	Don't Know	12%	27%	32%	32%	28%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		Population Size					Total
% within Population Size
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	3%	3%	0%	4%	2%	3%
	Good	25%	27%	28%	22%	21%	25%
	Fair	22%	23%	18%	20%	24%	22%
	Poor	8%	7%	7%	2%	3%	7%
	Not Applicable	16%	12%	17%	20%	22%	16%
	Don't Know	26%	28%	30%	32%	28%	28%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Region of Michigan						Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	4%	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%
	Good	25%	28%	23%	33%	31%	14%	25%
	Fair	22%	24%	20%	25%	26%	17%	22%
	Poor	8%	6%	10%	4%	5%	6%	7%
	Not Applicable	16%	14%	16%	12%	9%	25%	16%
	Don't Know	25%	25%	29%	23%	27%	35%	28%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't Know	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	3%	4%	2%	2%	0%	3%
	Good	28%	27%	17%	11%	0%	25%
	Fair	24%	23%	14%	10%	24%	22%
	Poor	8%	7%	3%	1%	6%	7%
	Not Applicable	11%	13%	34%	38%	10%	16%
	Don't Know	26%	26%	31%	37%	60%	28%