Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Fall 2012 Data Tables

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Q19b: Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? More 28% 27% 30% 25% 27%
Neither More nor Less 55% 57% 55% 60% 57%
Less 13% 11% 9% 11% 11%
Don't Know 5% 5% 6% 4% 5%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? More 25% 28% 22% 35% 36% 27%
Neither More nor Less 59% 56% 63% 52% 45% 57%
Less 11% 10% 11% 11% 12% 11%
Don't Know 5% 5% 5% 2% 7% 5%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% within Region of Michigan
  Region of Michigan Total
Upper Peninsula Northern Lower Peninsula West Central Lower Peninsula East Central Lower Peninsula Southwest Lower Peninsula Southeast Lower Peninsula
Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — are citizens more or less engaged in your jurisdiction's work? More 33% 31% 27% 19% 25% 33% 27%
Neither More nor Less 53% 54% 60% 63% 57% 51% 57%
Less 13% 10% 9% 12% 10% 11% 11%
Don't Know 1% 5% 4% 6% 8% 4% 5%

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