Information in this report was derived from responses to a PEER questionnaire mailed to state agencies and budgetary units in October 1978. The questionnaire accumulated very broad information, ranging from historical percentage increases in agency funding by source to basic agency personnel policies. The report provided a general profile of each agency and quick access to their important characteristics and practices.
Volume I contained an introduction which discussed the purpose of the report and analyzed special problems encountered in compiling the information. Each major section of the questionnaire was discussed along with possible uses or limitations of the data presented. In addition, major findings were detailed in concise form. Volume I presented questionnaire responses for the following functions: Legislative, Judiciary and Justice, Public Health, Fiscal Affairs, Public Education, Higher Education, and Executive and Administrative. Volume II presented questionnaire responses for the following functions: Hospitals and Hospital Schools, Social Welfare, Agriculture and Commerce, Conservation, Public Works, Insurance and Banking, Debt Service, Local Assistance, Corrections, Special Fund Agencies, Miscellaneous, and Military, Police, and Veterans Affairs.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.