Degree of influence that potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have on the use of fracking
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Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report fracking has not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 11% | 4% | 2% | 12% | 5% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 36% | 24% | 17% | 24% | 25% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 25% | 27% | 34% | 14% | 27% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 4% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 0% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 3% | |
| Not a Factor | 10% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 14% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 24% | 18% | 24% | 23% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report fracking has not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 6% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 22% | 25% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 25% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 32% | 27% | 20% | 15% | 24% | 27% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 4% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 3% | |
| Not a Factor | 12% | 14% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 14% | |
| Don't Know | 20% | 24% | 21% | 29% | 23% | 23% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say potential environmental benefits from cleaner-burning natural gas instead of coal have been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report fracking has not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 16% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 24% | 31% | 25% | 18% | 27% | 17% | 25% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 12% | 26% | 35% | 26% | 20% | 21% | 27% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 8% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 4% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 3% | 3% | |
| Not a Factor | 16% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 24% | 14% | |
| Don't Know | 25% | 15% | 17% | 32% | 40% | 27% | 23% | |