Problems finding qualified police candidates
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To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 6% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 14% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 26% | |
| A Significant Problem | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 28% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 7% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 6% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 10% | 15% | 17% | 8% | 14% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 19% | 29% | 30% | 14% | 26% | |
| A Significant Problem | 3% | 26% | 30% | 10% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 60% | 23% | 13% | 57% | 28% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 7% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 2% | 6% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 13% | 15% | 18% | 12% | 12% | 14% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 19% | 27% | 31% | 34% | 31% | 26% | |
| A Significant Problem | 18% | 22% | 33% | 29% | 22% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 40% | 27% | 11% | 15% | 32% | 28% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | |
| % 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 | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 8% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Not Much of a Problem | 16% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 8% | 14% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 29% | 27% | 23% | 22% | 29% | 27% | 26% | |
| A Significant Problem | 25% | 23% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 32% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 20% | 29% | 32% | 36% | 26% | 25% | 28% | |
| Don't Know | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| To what extent, if at all, is it a problem for your jurisdiction's government to find qualified candidates for fire positions? (Among jurisdictions who report any problems with recruiting employees with needed skills) | Not a Problem at All | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 6% | |
| Not Much of a Problem | 15% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 40% | 14% | |
| Somewhat of a Problem | 24% | 26% | 34% | 33% | 11% | 26% | |
| A Significant Problem | 20% | 22% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 23% | |
| Not applicable | 33% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 25% | 29% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 2% | |