Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction currently planning to do any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply) 

f. Providing or facilitating kiosks, laptop stations, etc. for residents without good internet access

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction currently planning to do any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply) 

g. Working to boost the number of local residents who work as Census Enumerators

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction currently planning to do any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply)

h. Don't know

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

a. Elderly residents

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

b. Children under the age of five

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

c. People with limited English proficiency

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

d. Non-home owners (renters, residents with no fixed place of residence, college students, etc.)

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

e. Non-citizens

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

f. Residents living in poverty

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

g. Residents with no/little internet access

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

h. Residents with a secondary home where they live a significant amount of the year (e.g., snowbirds, summer cottage owners, etc.)

Which of the following groups within your jurisdiction, if any, are you concerned may be hard to count in the 2020 Census? (check all that apply)

i. Don't know

At this time, how confident overall are you that there will be an accurate 2020 Census count in your jurisdiction?

At this time, how confident overall are you that there will be an accurate 2020 Census count statewide in Michigan?

To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that some of your best engagement with citizens happens informally around the community (such as at the grocery store or in a restaurant, etc.)?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction reaches out to groups that typically might not engage in our policymaking processes (e.g., low-income or racially diverse populations)?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction’s decision-making is transparent to your citizens?

Now thinking about particularly controversial issues, who do you think should have the final say on the most controversial issues in your jurisdiction?

To the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

c. Proactively make agency policies available for public review (e.g., on agency website)

To what extent do you feel your jurisdiction offers opportunities to citizens for engagement with your jurisdiction in its policymaking and/or operations?

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses notices in newspapers to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses hard copy newsletters or notices to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses electronic/email newsletters or notices to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.

Please indicate whether your jurisdiction uses a local government website to engage its citizens in your government's policymaking and/or operations.