The role of a lack of in-house expertise or resources in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract services/operations out
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 a lack of in-house expertise or resources played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | |||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | ||
| Percentage of jurisdictions that report a lack of in-house expertise or resources has played a role in encouraging them to contract out services or operations: | 49% | 37% | 52% | 43% | 41% |
| % within Population Size | ||||||
| Population Size | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | ||
| Percentage of jurisdictions that report a lack of in-house expertise or resources has played a role in encouraging them to contract out services or operations: | 33% | 42% | 41% | 61% | 48% | 41% |
| % 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 | ||
| Percentage of jurisdictions that report a lack of in-house expertise or resources has played a role in encouraging them to contract out services or operations: | 41% | 40% | 39% | 33% | 39% | 51% | 41% |