Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2011 Data Tables

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Q11: Thinking about the last 12 months, how would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction's union(s) and your jurisdiction's administration? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking about the last 12 months, how would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction's union(s) and your jurisdiction's administration? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees) Excellent 13% 20% 14% 17% 15%
Good 49% 44% 44% 47% 45%
Fair 34% 30% 35% 23% 33%
Poor 4% 4% 5% 10% 5%
Don't Know 0% 2% 2% 3% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Population Category Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking about the last 12 months, how would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction's union(s) and your jurisdiction's administration? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees) Excellent 16% 16% 19% 17% 10% 15%
Good 48% 47% 43% 43% 47% 45%
Fair 19% 34% 34% 31% 37% 33%
Poor 10% 1% 3% 9% 5% 5%
Don't Know 7% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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 about the last 12 months, how would you describe, overall, the relationship between your jurisdiction's union(s) and your jurisdiction's administration? (Among jurisdictions reporting union employees) Excellent 20% 12% 16% 17% 17% 14% 15%
Good 48% 32% 49% 49% 47% 45% 45%
Fair 21% 49% 35% 30% 32% 31% 33%
Poor 8% 7% 0% 0% 4% 8% 5%
Don't Know 3% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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