Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Q15e. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has sufficient regional construction workforce to meet demand for new/renovated housing?

Q15f. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has discussed issues related to housing — including at Board/Council meetings — within the past 12 months?

Q16a. Are the local employers or business groups in your community interested in helping develop affordable housing or subsidizing housing for the local workforce?

Q16b. Are other community groups or advocates in your community interested in helping develop affordable housing or subsidizing housing for the local workforce?

Q17a. How familiar are you with the Michigan Housing Opportunities Promoting Energy Efficiency (MI-HOPE) program?

Q17b. How familiar are you with the Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) program?

Q17c. How familiar are you with the Missing Middle Program (building housing units targeted to 60% to 120% of Area Median Income)?

Q17d. How familiar are you with the Michigan Housing and Community Development Fund (HCDF) program?

Q17e. How familiar are you with the Michigan’s first Statewide Housing Plan (adopted in 2022)?

Q31a. 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 your jurisdiction?

Q31b. 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?

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?

Q32. Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction?

In general, would you say the residents of your community have a positive or negative view of your jurisdiction's government employees (not including elected officials)?

Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse among elected officials themselves within your jurisdiction?

Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction?

Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse among residents themselves within your jurisdiction?

Overall, how would you rate civic relationships between elected officials and residents in your jurisdiction?

Overall, how would you rate civic relationships among residents themselves in your jurisdiction?

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government? (check all that apply) a. Online harassment. 

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government? (check all that apply) b. In-person harassment

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government? (check all that apply) c. Threats

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government? (check all that apply) d. Violent actions (e.g., destruction of property, physical or armed assault)

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government? (check all that apply) e. None of the above

Over the last few years, have you personally experienced any of the following as a part of your role in local government?