Choice Grids¶
A choice grid shows a table, allowing you to ask about multiple items with a single question.
Basic Properties¶
- Name
A short name used to refer to the question in display logic or in the output data.
- Question
The question text.
- Instructions
Instructions for the interviewer or respondent.
Metadata¶
- Label
A questions’s label is used instead of the question text when showing the question in a table (for example, when used inside a Roster that is displayed as a table).
- Description
General information about the question.
- Additional Metadata
Additional fields may appear in this area. See Custom Fields for more information.
Response Options¶
- Selection Style
Determines how many choices a respondent may select in each row; one, or more than one.
- Rows
Lists the rows of the choice grid. For each row, the respondent may indicate one or more choices.
- Columns
Lists the columns of the choice grid. These are the choices that may be selected for each row.
When rows and columns are specified, a preview of the choice grid is displayed.
Question Attributes¶
The QuestionAttributes tab allows you to edit additional properties about a question.
- Override Instrument Attributes
Indicates whether survey-level settings should be overridden for this question. See Survey Properties for details.
- Allow Empty
Indicates that the respondent is allowed to skip the question.
- Allow Don’t Know
Indicates that the respondent is allowed to respond that they do not know the how to respond.
- Allow Refused
Indicates that the respondent is allowed to refuse to answer.