Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q29j: Has your jurisdiction's use of technology for citizen engagement been discouraged by concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Percentage of jurisdictions that reported concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input have discouraged use of technology for citizen engagement: 15% 5% 12% 9% 7%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Percentage of jurisdictions that reported concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input have discouraged use of technology for citizen engagement: 4% 6% 7% 13% 27% 7%

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
Percentage of jurisdictions that reported concerns that unrepresentative people or groups would dominate citizen input have discouraged use of technology for citizen engagement: 4% 6% 6% 6% 6% 14% 7%

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