Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2023, Question 31c

Officials' ratings of functioning of democracy in the US

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Q31c. 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 United States?	1: Total breakdown of democracy	17%
	2	14%
	3	16%
	4	13%
	5	14%
	6	9%
	7	5%
	8	4%
	9	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%
	Don't know	5%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		County	Township	City	Village	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	17%	19%	10%	14%	17%
	2	12%	16%	12%	8%	14%
	3	12%	17%	18%	14%	16%
	4	15%	12%	17%	16%	13%
	5	13%	14%	15%	15%	14%
	6	9%	8%	13%	10%	9%
	7	11%	5%	6%	5%	5%
	8	6%	4%	4%	5%	4%
	9	1%	1%	1%	3%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	1%	5%	4%	8%	5%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		Population Size					Total
% within Population Size
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	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	19%	20%	11%	4%	12%	17%
	2	14%	14%	14%	19%	8%	14%
	3	15%	17%	19%	16%	18%	16%
	4	14%	12%	13%	14%	19%	13%
	5	12%	14%	20%	17%	11%	14%
	6	7%	9%	10%	13%	15%	9%
	7	5%	5%	5%	7%	9%	5%
	8	4%	3%	2%	6%	6%	4%
	9	3%	1%	1%	1%	0%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	7%	4%	4%	3%	0%	5%

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
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	19%	18%	16%	21%	16%	12%	17%
	2	13%	20%	13%	12%	17%	11%	14%
	3	18%	13%	17%	17%	14%	19%	16%
	4	13%	16%	12%	12%	14%	13%	13%
	5	6%	10%	17%	15%	15%	18%	14%
	6	10%	6%	10%	7%	9%	11%	9%
	7	6%	8%	4%	4%	4%	7%	5%
	8	3%	3%	4%	5%	4%	3%	4%
	9	3%	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	6%	5%	3%	6%	6%	3%	5%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't Know	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	21%	16%	6%	2%	22%	17%
	2	15%	15%	16%	7%	17%	14%
	3	16%	17%	12%	27%	10%	16%
	4	13%	12%	16%	19%	19%	13%
	5	13%	15%	18%	15%	10%	14%
	6	8%	8%	14%	14%	5%	9%
	7	4%	7%	9%	4%	0%	5%
	8	4%	3%	5%	6%	0%	4%
	9	2%	2%	1%	2%	0%	2%
	10: Perfectly functioning democracy	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%
	Don't know	5%	4%	2%	3%	17%	5%