Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding general government operations spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services?

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if affordable housing is needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if emergency housing (homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, warming centers, etc.) is needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if emergency food (food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.) is needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if public transportation (bus or ride services, etc.) is needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if subsidized childcare and pre-K programs are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if job training/workforce development is needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

To the best of your knowledge, please indicate if drug treatment programs are needed by residents in your community to help make ends meet and — if so — whether those needs are being met.

Aside from any standard property tax exemptions for residents below the poverty level, does your jurisdiction currently have any formal local programs or policies of its own to address poverty or economic hardship in the community?

To what extent, if any, does your jurisdiction partner with local groups (e.g., schools, community organizations, churches, nonprofits, etc.) to provide resources or services for low-income residents in your jurisdiction?

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's Board/Council think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship?

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's residents think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship?

In your opinion, do you in your role as a local official think your jurisdiction currently does too much, about the right amount, or too little to address local poverty or economic hardship?

Has there been a decrease, an increase, or no change from the previous fiscal year in the human service needs for your jurisdiction?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual human services spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding actual general government operations spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the sale of public assets?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding privatizing or contracting out of services?

To what extent, if any, would you say the cost of election administration on your jurisdiction’s budget has or has not not recently been a problem with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say long wait times for any voters have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say election equipment failures/malfunctions have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?

To what extent, if any, would you say inaccurate voter registration lists have or have not recently been problems with election administration in your jurisdiction?