Question Grids¶

A question grid is used to collect multiple responses for a set of labeled rows.

Basic Properties¶

Name: A short name used to refer to the question grid 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¶

Rows: Lists the rows of the question grid. For each row, the respondent may provide multiple pieces of data.
Columns: Lists the columns of the question grid. A column may collect text, numbers, or dates.

Question Attributes¶

The QuestionAttributes tab allows you to edit additional properties about a question.

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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.