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

Effectiveness of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions

Full Question Text

How would you rate the overall effectiveness (whatever "effectiveness" means to you) of citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions)

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 citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions for engaging citizens in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations? (Among jurisdictions that reported using citizen participation on formal government boards or commissions) Very Effective 30% 32% 51% 30% 36%
Somewhat Effective 67% 56% 44% 52% 54%
Neither Effective nor Ineffective 3% 8% 4% 11% 7%
Somewhat Ineffective 0% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Very Ineffective 0% 1% 0% 1% 1%
Don't Know 0% 1% 0% 3% 1%