Michigan Public Policy Survey Restricted Use Datasets

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To view the citation for the overall project, see http://doi.org/10.3886/E100148V11.

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Summary: The Fall 2011 MPPS wave focused on the topic of the use of data in Michigan local governments’ decision-making -- also referred to as performance measurement and management. The Fall 2011 MPPS also included questions on the development of local government performance dashboards and citizen’s guides, as well as knowledge of and compliance with the state’s Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP). The survey ran from October 3 to November 28, 2011 and received responses from 72% of jurisdictions.

Scope of Folder

Subject Terms: revenue sharing; data; government performance; decision making

Geographic Coverage: Michigan

Time Period(s): 10/3/2011 – 11/28/2011 (Fall 2011)

Universe: 3,527 top elected and top appointed officials from all 1,856 Michigan counties, cities, villages, and townships

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Response Rate: 72% by jurisdiction; 42% by individual respondent

Sampling: The sample for the Fall 2011 MPPS included on average two officials from each of the local general purpose units of government (83 counties, 277 cities, 256 villages, and 1,240 townships) in the state of Michigan. The sample frame included, where the position existed and was not vacant, the top elected and top appointed official in each jurisdiction. For counties, this consisted of county administrators and board chairs; for cities, mayors and city managers; for villages, village presidents and managers. Townships are a special case, in that, typically, their governing officials are all elected. Therefore, in townships, both the elected supervisors and the elected clerks were administered surveys, as well as the few appointed township managers.

Collection Mode(s): mail questionnaire; web-based survey

Weights: The Fall 2011 dataset includes two separate weights—one for individual-level and one for jurisdiction-level analyses— that should be used to account for nonresponse at the individual and jurisdictional levels.

Unit(s) of Observation: Jurisdiction, Individual

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