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

Effectiveness of focus groups

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction)

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 focus groups conducted by or for your jurisdiction for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using focus groups conducted by or for their jurisdiction) Very Effective 22% 21% 28% 11% 22%
Somewhat Effective 78% 58% 65% 89% 64%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 0% 17% 2% 0% 9%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 1% 2% 0% 1%
Very Ineffective 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 0% 3% 4% 0% 3%