The Survey of State Government Research and Development measures the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by the governments of each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (collectively, states). By employing consistent, uniform definitions and collection techniques, the survey allows collection of state R&D expenditures data that are comparable nationwide. The survey is a census of state government departments, agencies, commissions, public authorities, and dependent entities with R&D activities.

Federal, state, and local government employment data are provided in this file. Full- and part-time employment, full-time equivalency, and payroll statistics are included. Data are supplied by type of government (federal, state, county, city, township, special district, and school district) and by function. Governmental functions include education (elementary, secondary, and higher education), police and fire protection, financial administration, judicial and legal functions, highways, solid waste management and sewage, libraries, air and water transportation and terminals, state liquor stores, social insurance administration, housing and community development, utilities, public welfare, parks and recreation, health care, transit, and natural resources.

Abstract (en): The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) is a program of state-wide surveys of local government leaders in Michigan. The MPPS is designed to fill an important information gap in the policymaking process. While there are ongoing surveys of the business community and of the citizens of Michigan, before the MPPS there were no ongoing surveys of local government officials that were representative of all general purpose local governments in the state. Therefore, while we knew the policy priorities and views of the state's businesses and citizens, we knew very little about the views of the local officials who are so important to the economies and community life throughout Michigan.The MPPS was launched in 2009 by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan and is conducted in partnership with the Michigan Association of Counties, Michigan Municipal League, and Michigan Townships Association. The associations provide CLOSUP with contact information for the survey's respondents, and consult on survey topics. CLOSUP makes all decisions on survey design, data analysis, and reporting, and receives no funding support from the associations.The surveys investigate local officials' opinions and perspectives on a variety of important public policy issues and solicit factual information about their localities relevant to policymaking. Over time, the program has covered issues such as fiscal, budgetary and operational policy, fiscal health, public sector compensation, workforce development, local-state governmental relations, intergovernmental collaboration, economic development strategies and initiatives such as placemaking and economic gardening, the role of local government in environmental sustainability, energy topics such as hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and wind power, trust in government, views on state policymaker performance, opinions on the impacts of the Federal Stimulus Program (ARRA), and more. The program will investigate many other issues relevant to local and state policy in the future. A searchable database of every question the MPPS has asked is available on CLOSUP's website. Results of MPPS surveys are currently available as reports, and via online data tables.Out of a commitment to promoting public knowledge of Michigan local governance, the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy is releasing public use datasets. In order to protect respondent confidentiality, CLOSUP has divided the data collected in each wave of the survey into separate datasets focused on different topics that were covered in the survey. Each dataset contains only variables relevant to that subject, and the datasets cannot be linked together. Variables have also been omitted or recoded to further protect respondent confidentiality. For researchers looking for a more extensive release of the MPPS data, restricted datasets will be available through openICPSR's Virtual Data Enclave.Please note: additional waves of MPPS public use datasets are being prepared, and will be available as part of this project as soon as they are completed.

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conducts national surveys of all U.S. counties and ~8,000 U.S. municipalities with populations of 2,500 or greater on topics of interest to local governments, including forms of government, economic development, service delivery, and sustainability. Innovations and Emerging Practices in Local Government Survey 2016 covers various topics related to public sector innovation as well as newly emerging issues and practices affecting local government management.

For each governmental unit surveyed in the data collection, finance data are provided for revenues, expenditures, indebtedness and debt transactions, and cash and security holdings. Revenue data are listed by source, and expenditures are listed by function and type. Functions include education, administration, transit, and public welfare. Expenditure types include intergovernmental transactions, current operations, and capital outlays. Data also are provided for employee retirement systems operated by governments and for utilities operated by state and local governments.

The Public Sector Annual Surveys and Census of Governments identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector; provides official counts of U.S. governments and authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment.

The table 2018 Local Government & Immigrant Communities Survey is part of the dataset Local Government & Immigrant Communities Survey, available at https://redivis.com/datasets/ay9r-94chehqe2. It contains 1201 rows across 135 variables.

description: The Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances provides statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) for governments. There are statistics for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a national summary. Statistics are also available by level of government -- state, local, and state plus local aggregates.; abstract: The Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances provides statistics on revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) for governments. There are statistics for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a national summary. Statistics are also available by level of government -- state, local, and state plus local aggregates.

Results of optional anonymous surveys of participatory budgeting participants. Survey data helps inform City Council outreach efforts for participatory budgeting. Surveys are completed either online or in person on paper, after a person has participated. Please note that surveys collected in different years may have slightly different ranges of values. Depending on the year, this may be because the possible range of answers on the questionnaire were changed. Additionally, not all questions were asked in all years. Therefore, survey data is best compared within a survey year, not between survey years.

Layers in this dataset represent Public Land Survey System subdivisions for Canadian County. Included are Townships, Sections, Quarter Sections and Government Lots. This data was created from 2019 to 2021 as part of a project to update county parcel data in partnership with ProWest & Associates (https://www.prowestgis.com/) and CEC Corporation (https://www.connectcec.com/). Corners were located to the quarter section level and additional corners were determined for the South Canadian River meanders based on the original government surveys. Quarter section corners were located using Certified Corner Records ( filed by Oklahoma licensed professional surveyors with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries where those records included coordinates. When a corner record could not be found or did not include coordinates, other interpolation methods were employed. These included connecting known corner record locations to unknown corners using data from filed subdivisions or from highway plans on record with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Where no corner records with coordinates were available and no interpolation methods could be used, aerial inspection was used to locate corners as the last option.Corner location accuracy varies as the method of locating the corner varies. For corners located using Certified Corner Records, accuracy is high depending on the age of the corner record and can possibly be less than 1 U.S. Foot. For corners located using interpolation methods, accuracy depends on the additional material used to interpolate the corner. In general, newer subdivisions and highway plans yield higher accuracy. For meander corners located using original government surveys, accuracy will be low due to the age of those surveys which date to the 1870's at the earliest. Additionally, corners that were located with aerials as the last available option cannot be assumed to be accurate.The data was built at the quarter section level first by connecting located corners and larger subdivisions were created from the quarter sections. For townships that extend into Grady County, township lines were only roughly located outside sections not in Canadian County.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORTFinal Reports for ETC Institute conducted annual community attitude surveys for the City of Tempe. These survey reports help determine priorities for the community as part of the City's on-going strategic planning process.In many of the survey questions, survey respondents are asked to rate their satisfaction level on a scale of 5 to 1, where 5 means "Very Satisfied" and 1 means "Very Dissatisfied" (while some questions follow another scale). The survey is mailed to a random sample of households in the City of Tempe and has a 95% confidence level.PERFORMANCE MEASURESData collected in these surveys applies directly to a number of performance measures for the City of Tempe including the following (as of 2022):1. Safe and Secure Communities1.04 Fire Services Satisfaction1.06 Crime Reporting1.07 Police Services Satisfaction1.09 Victim of Crime1.10 Worry About Being a Victim1.11 Feeling Safe in City Facilities1.23 Feeling of Safety in Parks2. Strong Community Connections2.02 Customer Service Satisfaction2.04 City Website Satisfaction2.05 Online Services Satisfaction Rate2.15 Feeling Invited to Participate in City Decisions2.21 Satisfaction with Availability of City Information3. Quality of Life3.16 City Recreation, Arts, and Cultural Centers3.17 Community Services Programs3.19 Value of Special Events3.23 Right of Way Landscape Maintenance3.36 Quality of City Services4. Sustainable Growth & DevelopmentNo Performance Measures in this category presently relate directly to the Community Survey5. Financial Stability & VitalityNo Performance Measures in this category presently relate directly to the Community SurveyMethodsThe survey is mailed to a random sample of households in the City of Tempe. Follow up emails and texts are also sent to encourage participation. A link to the survey is provided with each communication. To prevent people who do not live in Tempe or who were not selected as part of the random sample from completing the survey, everyone who completed the survey was required to provide their address. These addresses were then matched to those used for the random representative sample. If the respondent’s address did not match, the response was not used. To better understand how services are being delivered across the city, individual results were mapped to determine overall distribution across the city. Additionally, demographic data were used to monitor the distribution of responses to ensure the responding population of each survey is representative of city population. The 2022 Annual Community Survey data are available on data.tempe.gov. The individual survey questions as well as the definition of the response scale (for example, 1 means “very dissatisfied” and 5 means “very satisfied”) are provided in the data dictionary.More survey information may be found on the Strategic Management and Innovation Signature Surveys, Research and Data page at https://www.tempe.gov/government/strategic-management-and-innovation/signature-surveys-research-and-data.Additional InformationSource: Community Attitude SurveyContact (author): Adam SamuelsContact E-Mail (author): Adam_Samuels@tempe.govContact (maintainer): Contact E-Mail (maintainer): Data Source Type: Excel tablePreparation Method: Data received from vendor after report is completedPublish Frequency: AnnualPublish Method: ManualData Dictionary

Version 3 Release NotesAdds 2018 data.Renames some columns so all column names are <= 32 characters to fix Stata limit.Version 2 Release NotesAdds 2017 data. R and Stata files now available.The .csv file includes data from the years 1992-2016. No data was changed. Only column names were changed to standardize it across years. Some columns (e.g. Population) that are not in all years are removed. Amounts are in thousands of dollars. The zip file includes all raw (completely untouched, see code for how I downloaded it) files for years 1992-2016. From the Census, "The Annual Survey of State Government Finances provides a comprehensive summary of the annual survey findings for state governments, as well as data for individual states. The tables contain detail of revenue by source, expenditure by object and function, indebtedness by term, and assets by purpose." (link to this quote is below)All code to download and clean the data is here. https://github.com/jacobkap/government_financesInformation from the U.S. Census about the data is here. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/state/about.html

The City of Bloomington contracted with National Research Center, Inc. to conduct the 2023 Bloomington Community Survey. This is the fourth time a scientific citywide survey has been completed covering resident opinions on service delivery satisfaction by the City of Bloomington and quality of life issues.
The 2023 survey received responses from 367 households (from a scientific sample of 3,000) and an additional 557 residents completed the opt-in survey. Read more at: bton.in/LWVOR.

This collection contains state and local government finance data.

Abstract

The International City/County Management Association conducts surveys on local government practices and policies, independently and with partners, including Form of Government (FOG) surveys. Form of government refers to the legal structure under which municipalities and counties in the United States organize (for example, the council-manager vs. the mayor-council form of government). The topic also refers to governance issues and how a local government operates. The Municipal Form of Government (FOG) surveys cover form of government, initiatives for referenda and recall, and the selection and composition of elected officials in cities/municipalities. The survey is conducted once every five years.

Methodology

ICMA’s database of local governments includes approximately 11,000 U.S. municipalities and 2,900 U.S. counties with populations of 2,500 or greater, as well as a majority of municipalities and counties with populations under 2,500 (https://icma.org/survey-research). The county or municipal clerk responds to the Form of Government survey.

Usage

Available documentation is contained in zip files labelled by survey year (see Supporting Files). Documentation will always include the survey instrument; where available, documentation may also include codebooks and response rates.

Release Date: 2024-11-07.These data come from the Census of Governments and its annual data files released on a flow basis...Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll - May .Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections - June .Annual Survey of Public Pensions - June .Annual Survey of State Government Finances - December .Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances - August ...Key Table Information:.This information represents public finance and public employment data for of the nation's state and local government sector...Beginning with the release of the 2019 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll, Part-Time Hours are no longer included in the content that is collected and published. For information on the updated methodology for the Full-Time Equivalent Employment calculation see Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Methodology....Data Items and Other Identifying Records:..Full-time and part-time employment, part-time hours worked, full-time equivalent employment, and payroll statistics by governmental function.Taxes collected for state governments in the United States by category: Property Tax, Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes, License Taxes, Income Taxes, and Other Taxes.Detail of revenue by source, expenditure by object and function, indebtedness by term, and assets by purpose, by state and by type. ..For detailed information, see Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual....Geography Coverage:..Data are shown for the United States, the 50 states, and the District of Columbia....Industry Coverage:.Not applicable....FTP Download:.Download the entire tables at:..Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections .Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll .Annual Survey of Public Pensions .Annual Survey of State Government Finances .Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances...Methodology:.Click the links below to get detailed methodology for each survey...Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll .Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections .Annual Survey of Public Pensions .Annual Survey of State Government Finances .Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances...Symbols:..• S - Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards..• N - Not available or not comparable..• For a complete list of symbols, see Economic Census: Technical Documentation: Data Dictionary....Source:..U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments....Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.1-(800)-242-2184.govs.cms.inquiry@census.gov