Do you currently live in the municipality this survey is about?
In the past 12 months, have you interacted with any local public service (for example, permits, sanitation, schools, health, public safety, or housing)?
If you had an interaction in the past 12 months, thinking about your most recent one, how much do you agree or disagree with the following? If you did not have an interaction, you may skip this question.
Overall, how much do you trust your local government to do what is right? (past 12 months)
If your trust is low, what are the main reasons? Please share any specific examples. If not, you may skip this question.
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What, if anything, has increased your trust? Please share any examples.
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Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement about your local government (past 12 months).
Attention check: To help with data quality, please select "Yes" for this question.
How transparent is your local government about decisions and spending?
In the past 6 months, which sources have you used to get information from local government? Select all that apply.
- City/municipal website
- Social media (official accounts)
- Local news outlets
- Community meetings or town halls
- 311/helpline or service app
- Email or text alerts/newsletters
- Friends, family, or neighbors
Rank up to five actions by how much they would improve accountability (1 = most helpful).
How confident are you that officials are held accountable when mistakes occur?
What is your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
What is your current employment status?
- Employed full-time
- Employed part-time
- Self-employed
- Unemployed, seeking work
- Not working, not seeking work
- Student
- Retired
- Homemaker/caregiver
- Prefer not to say
Which best describes where you live?
- Urban center
- Suburban area
- Small town
- Rural area
- Prefer not to say
If you could change one thing to make local government feel fairer, more transparent, or more accountable, what would it be?
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AI Interview: 2 Follow-up Questions on Trust, Fairness, and Accountability
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