Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

During the next twelve months, do you expect good times or bad times for local economic conditions in your community?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs?

Which of the following types of projects or priorities, if any, is your jurisdiction currently planning to support with American Rescue Plan Act funds? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with the American Rescue Plan Act)
g. Tourism, travel, and hospitality industries 

Overall, would you say the government's workforce is reflective of the community's population in terms of gender composition?

Overall, would you say the government's workforce is reflective of the community's population in terms of racial and/or ethnic composition?

Does your jurisdiction have any particular policies or practices for recruiting or retaining a workforce reflective of your community's gender composition?

Does your jurisdiction have any particular policies or practices for recruiting or retaining a workforce reflective of your community's racial and/or ethnic composition?

Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs?

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

a. There are no local businesses in the community

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

b. No actions taken or planned

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

c. Facilitating financial assistance (e.g., small business grants/loans, etc.)

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

d. Waiving fees, fines, extending payment deadlines, etc.

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

e. Promoting or advertising local small businesses to the community

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

f. Creating more space for social distancing (e.g., support for outdoor dining, closed local roads, etc.)

Q17g. Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

Has your jurisdiction taken or is it planning to take any of the following actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

Which of the following, if any, are reasons that your jurisdiction has not taken or is not planning to take actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that report taking or planning no actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

a. No action needed (local businesses are doing okay)

Which of the following, if any, are reasons that your jurisdiction has not taken or is not planning to take actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that report taking or planning no actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

b. Our jurisdiction lacks resources to provide such help

Which of the following, if any, are reasons that your jurisdiction has not taken or is not planning to take actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that report taking or planning no actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

c. Our community is divided or opposes such actions

Which of the following, if any, are reasons that your jurisdiction has not taken or is not planning to take actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that report taking or planning no actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

d. Our Board/Council is divided or opposes such actions

Which of the following, if any, are reasons that your jurisdiction has not taken or is not planning to take actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19? (check all that apply) (Among jurisdictions that report taking or planning no actions to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

e. Don't know

Overall, how effective or ineffective would you say the action(s) your jurisdiction has taken so far to support local businesses in response to COVID-19 have been? (Among jurisdictions that report taking at least one action to support local businesses in response to COVID-19)

Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?

Thinking about business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially?