Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2014 Data Tables

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Q15. As far as you know, has your local government brought back in-house any services or operations that were previously contracted out?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
As far as you know, has your local government brought back in-house any services or operations that were previously contracted out? (Among those jurisdictions that reported privatizing services or operations now or in the past) Yes 19% 11% 23% 18% 15%
No 72% 84% 73% 75% 80%
Don't Know 9% 5% 4% 7% 5%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
As far as you know, has your local government brought back in-house any services or operations that were previously contracted out? (Among those jurisdictions that reported privatizing services or operations now or in the past) Yes 10% 12% 16% 27% 27% 15%
No 84% 83% 82% 69% 62% 80%
Don't Know 5% 6% 2% 4% 11% 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
As far as you know, has your local government brought back in-house any services or operations that were previously contracted out? (Among those jurisdictions that reported privatizing services or operations now or in the past) Yes 10% 13% 14% 10% 16% 20% 15%
No 84% 82% 80% 85% 75% 77% 80%
Don't Know 6% 5% 6% 6% 9% 3% 5%