Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q36d. Now thinking about how the state government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, how would you, in your role as a local official, rate the way the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is performing its job overall? (If you feel an agency or department does not impact your jurisdiction at all, please select "Not Applicable")

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Now thinking about how the state government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, how would you, in your role as a local official, rate the way the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is performing its job overall? Excellent 2% 1% 4% 7% 3%
Good 27% 32% 40% 36% 33%
Fair 42% 33% 37% 28% 33%
Poor 20% 18% 11% 16% 17%
Not Applicable 0% 4% 2% 3% 3%
Don't Know 9% 11% 6% 9% 10%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Now thinking about how the state government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, how would you, in your role as a local official, rate the way the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is performing its job overall? Excellent 3% 1% 1% 4% 6% 3%
Good 31% 36% 34% 29% 42% 33%
Fair 31% 35% 38% 38% 27% 33%
Poor 20% 15% 15% 19% 16% 17%
Not Applicable 5% 4% 2% 0% 0% 3%
Don't Know 11% 9% 9% 10% 10% 10%

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
Now thinking about how the state government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, how would you, in your role as a local official, rate the way the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is performing its job overall? Excellent 3% 0% 1% 2% 5% 3% 3%
Good 30% 33% 34% 31% 40% 32% 33%
Fair 35% 37% 34% 33% 29% 33% 33%
Poor 19% 18% 15% 22% 10% 18% 17%
Not Applicable 4% 3% 4% 2% 4% 4% 3%
Don't Know 8% 9% 11% 10% 12% 10% 10%