Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2011, Question 08b

Perceived effectiveness for guiding budgeting decisions

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding budgeting decisions?

(Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your jurisdiction's use of data for guiding budgeting decisions? (Excluding jurisdictions that report no current data use) Very Effective 17% 36% 36% 38% 35%
Somewhat Effective 64% 50% 51% 52% 51%
Neither Effective Nor Ineffective 17% 7% 9% 4% 8%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 2% 0% 2% 1%
Very Ineffective 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Not Applicable 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Don't Know 0% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%