Are citizens looking out only for themselves or for the benefit of the community overall?
Full Question Text
Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? | Only for themselves | 9% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall | 34% | 38% | 38% | 33% | 38% | |
| About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall | 27% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 25% | |
| Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves | 22% | 17% | 24% | 27% | 20% | |
| For the benefit of the community overall | 8% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 9% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? | Only for themselves | 4% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall | 33% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 38% | |
| About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall | 29% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 25% | |
| Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves | 20% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 20% | 20% | |
| For the benefit of the community overall | 10% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 9% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall? | Only for themselves | 5% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall | 38% | 32% | 43% | 37% | 30% | 43% | 38% | |
| About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall | 35% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 25% | |
| Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves | 11% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 20% | |
| For the benefit of the community overall | 9% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 9% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |