Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Q14e. Would you say your jurisdiction has too much, too little, or the right amount of high-end housing options?

Q15a. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has housing stock that is out-of-date?

Q15b. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has housing stock that suffers from blight?

Q15c. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has policies or zoning requirements that are hindering new construction or renovation?

Q15d. Thinking about the overall housing supply in your jurisdiction, to what extent do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction has sufficient affordable housing to meet demand?

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)?

Q18. Are any of your jurisdiction’s employees members of a public sector labor union?

Q19a. What type of public sector labor unions does your jurisdiction currently have? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions) a. Police

Q19b. What type of public sector labor unions does your jurisdiction currently have? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions) b. Fire

Q19c. What type of public sector labor unions does your jurisdiction currently have? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions) c. Department of Public Works (DPW)

Q19d. What type of public sector labor unions does your jurisdiction currently have? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions) d. Don’t know

Q20. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s fiscal health in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q21. Have the union(s) that represent your employees been an asset, a liability, or neither, to your jurisdiction’s overall performance in the last 12 months? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q22. How would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction’s employee union(s) and your jurisdiction’s administration? (Among jurisdiction which report having employees in public sector labor unions)

Q23a. What overall impact do you believe the Right-To-Work laws and associated court cases have had on Michigan’s economy?

Q23b. What overall impact do you believe the Right-To-Work laws and associated court cases have had on the ability of your community to attract and/or retain businesses?

Q23c. What overall impact do you believe the Right-To-Work laws and associated court cases have had on the fiscal health of your local government?