Degree of influence that business proposals establishing hydraulic fracturing operations 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 business proposals to establish hydraulic fracturing operations 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 business proposals to establish hydraulic fracturing operations 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 | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 18% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 6% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 26% | 21% | 19% | 10% | 20% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 0% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 0% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 25% | 22% | 34% | 22% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 31% | 37% | 38% | 45% | 37% | |
| % 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 business proposals to establish hydraulic fracturing operations 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 | 1% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 4% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 6% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 18% | 22% | 14% | 22% | 25% | 20% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 3% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 11% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 23% | 21% | 29% | 24% | 33% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 40% | 37% | 31% | 40% | 31% | 37% | |
| % 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 business proposals to establish hydraulic fracturing operations 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 | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 0% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 6% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 20% | 19% | 26% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 20% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 8% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 0% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 7% | |
| Not a Factor | 16% | 23% | 24% | 17% | 25% | 28% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 56% | 33% | 30% | 43% | 44% | 41% | 37% | |