Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2013, Question 22m

Degree of influence that preservation of farmland has on the use of fracking

Full Question Text

Whether or not your community currently has any fracking operations, to what degree would you say preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% 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 preservation of farmland has been encouraging or discouraging the use of fracking within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report fracking has not been discussed at all) Significantly Encouraging 3% 5% 0% 12% 5%
Somewhat Encouraging 13% 14% 16% 6% 14%
Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging 16% 21% 18% 21% 21%
Somewhat Discouraging 22% 9% 6% 10% 10%
Significantly Discouraging 6% 12% 14% 12% 11%
Not a Factor 24% 15% 22% 3% 16%
Don't Know 16% 23% 25% 36% 23%