Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2014, Question 18a

Availability of private firms or providers in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services/operations

Full Question Text

We are also interested in the factors that may encourage or discourage privatization. Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently involved in privatization effort(s) of any kind, as far as you know, has the availability of private firms or providers played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Percentage of jurisdictions that report the availability of private firms or providers has played a role in encouraging them to contract out services or operations: 34% 24% 41% 28% 28%