Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2012, Question 05l

Effectiveness of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of informal one-on-one discussions with citizens for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using informal one-on-one discussions with citizens) Very Effective 41% 49% 60% 42% 50%
Somewhat Effective 58% 44% 34% 51% 44%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 2% 4% 6% 5% 4%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Very Ineffective 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 0% 1%