Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2017 Data Tables

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Q34d. 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 their job overall?

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 their job overall? Excellent 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Good 27% 29% 39% 37% 32%
Fair 31% 32% 30% 38% 32%
Poor 24% 18% 20% 12% 18%
Not Applicable 2% 7% 0% 1% 5%
Don't Know 15% 12% 6% 9% 11%

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 their job overall? Excellent 3% 3% 5% 2% 5% 3%
Good 27% 37% 33% 36% 22% 32%
Fair 36% 27% 32% 34% 37% 32%
Poor 16% 17% 18% 19% 27% 18%
Not Applicable 6% 5% 2% 0% 0% 5%
Don't Know 12% 11% 10% 10% 9% 11%

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 their job overall? Excellent 3% 2% 4% 3% 5% 2% 3%
Good 27% 33% 35% 27% 35% 31% 32%
Fair 33% 32% 31% 33% 35% 30% 32%
Poor 16% 14% 15% 22% 11% 26% 18%
Not Applicable 5% 7% 5% 6% 3% 2% 5%
Don't Know 16% 12% 10% 10% 10% 9% 11%