Fall 2012 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage

The Fall 2012 Michigan Public Policy Survey

• Topics:
  • Citizen engagement, including technology related issues
• Methodology:
  • This survey ran from October 8 to December 11, 2012 and received responses from 72% of jurisdictions
• Survey questionnaire
• Pre-run data tables
• Publications:
  • Beyond trust in government: government trust in citizens?
  • Citizen engagement in the view of Michigan's local government leaders
• Access data at ICPSR:
  • Learn more about MPPS data access at ICPSR
  • Public/Student-use datasets
    • Citizen engagement
    • Technology and citizen engagement
  • Restricted-use dataset
    • Restricted-use codebook

A special advisory committee of expert stakeholders helped plan the Fall 2012 MPPS, including the following people:

• Eric Lupher, Citizens' Reseach Council
• Catherine Mullhaupt, Michigan Townships Association
• William SaintAmour, Cobalt Community Research
• Heather Van Poucker, Michigan Municipal League
• Arnold Weinfeld, Michigan Municipal League

Additional review and suggestions were provided by Mark Funkhouser, Governing Institute. The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of advisory committee members or others who provided input.