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Question Types

A Question Type for Every Occasion

Question types at Surveyi are as flexible as possible so you can ask in your own way:
  • 22 individual question types for maximum flexibility.
  • Full customisation of spacing, fonts and style by following pre-built or your own survey themes.
  • Use any language for any part of the question and survey text, including right to left languages.
  • Specify your own rules for whether answers are valid.

Click samples below to try them out

Open Text Numeric Multiple Choice Table / Matrix Non Answer Other
Single Line Textbox Numeric Textbox Yes/No Choice Table Image Date/Time
Multi Line Textbox Numeric Textboxes Multiple Choice Choice Table Multi-Select Caption Date/Time Multi-Row
Multiple Textboxes Sliding Scale Multiple Choice Multi-Select Dropdown List Table Sortable List
Demographic Info Sliding Scales Mult-Row Multiple Choice Images Extra features enabled
Demographic Info US Rating Scale
Rating Scales Multi-Row

Single Line Textbox

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1. Single line textbox
Label
A simple single line textbox question. Users can enter any text they like into the textbox provided.
  • Optional validation based on field length
  • Optional answer required validation
  • Charting output on response date and time

Numeric Textbox

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4. Numerical textbox
Label
A simple single textbox allowing only numeric values to be entered.  Validation errors appear for the survey user in the event that non numeric values are entered.
  • Validation for numeric range
  • Required question validation
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on numeric values entered
  • Display a graphical summary of average responses so far below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and chart output from average plotting

Yes/No

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6. Yes/no question type
Label
The most basic multiple choice question type which is prepopulated with only yes or no options.
  • Required question validation
  • User comment box
  • Buttons or dropdown list display options
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response choices below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual choices made

Choice Table

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11. Choice table question
First column Second column Third column Fourth column
Label
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
A table of options consisting or rows with a text label, and columns representing the choice options for that row.   Users can select a single choice for each row.
  • Validation for number of rows answered
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on row and column selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response weightings below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and response counts

Image

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This is an image question. This text is optional.
Label
Image question types are not answerable and cannot collect data from your survey users.  They are aimed at relaying information back to your user can be used as a precursor to other questions based on the content of your image.

Date/Time

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18. Date/time question
Time (24hr - HHMM):
Label
This question type is for collecting dates only with an optional time parameter.  Users can type a date manually or click on a date from the calendar which pops up when they click in the date textbox.
  • User comment box
  • Validate that an answer is required
  • Validate user input based on fixed dates or dates based in the past or future relative to the current date
  • Optionally include the time in validation
  • Allocate score based on date (or greater than, equal to less than)
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response averages below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average response made

Multi Line Textbox

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2. Multi line textbox
Label
A textbox allowing for simple multiple line input for more extended answers.  Use multi line textboxes to manage a survey user's expectations for the length of answer required.
  • Optional validation based on field length
  • Optional answer required validation
  • Line height option based on the number of lines of text
  • Charting output on response date and time

Numeric Textboxes

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5. Numerical textboxes on multiple rows
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
Multiple rows of textboxes allowing only numeric values to be entered.  Validation errors appear for the survey user in the event that non numeric values are entered.
  • Validation for numeric range
  • Validation for the number of rows answered
  • Validation for the total for all rows entered
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on numeric values entered
  • Display a graphical summary of average response so far below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average per question row

Multiple Choice

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7. Multiple choice question type
3
Label
A standard multiple choice question type which allows you to enter any choices you like for the survey user to select.  Users can select a single choice from the range of choices available.  This type also features an optional 'other' option which includes a text field which must be completed by the user if they choose this option as their selection.
  • Required question validation
  • 'Other' option for a survey user specified choice
  • Choice order randomisation
  • User comment box
  • Buttons or dropdown list display options
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response choice counts below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual choices made

Choice Table (Multiple Select)

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12. Choice table multi select question
First column Second column Third column Fourth column
Label
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
This question types is the same as choice table except that it allows multiple selections for each table row.
  • Validation for number of rows answered and maximum or minimum choice selection counts for each row
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on row and column selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response weightings below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and response counts

Caption

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This is a caption only. It does not accept any input but does let you display information to your survey users.
Caption question types are not answerable and cannot collect data from your survey users.  They are aimed at relaying information back to your user can be used as a precursor to other questions based on the text of your caption.

Date/Time (Multiple Rows)

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19. Date time question with multiple rows
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First row
Time (24hr - HHMM):
Label
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Second row
Time (24hr - HHMM):
Label
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Third row
Time (24hr - HHMM):
Label
This question type is the same as the single date time question type except that the question features multiple sub rows below the main question text.  These sub rows have their own individual date time picker and labels.
  • User comment box
  • Validate the minimum number of rows answered
  • Validate user input based on fixed dates or dates based in the past or future relative to the current date
  • Optionally include the time in validation
  • Allocate score based on date (or greater than, equal to less than)
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response averages below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average response made

Multiple Textboxes

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3. Multiple textboxes
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
A series of single line textboxes but each with separate labels of your choosing.  Use for a main question but with multiple sub parts.
  • Optional validation based on field length
  • Validate the number of rows answered
  • Charting output on response date and time

Sliding Scale

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16. Sliding scale question
0 100
Label
A sliding bar along a scale lets your survey users choose a value from a minimum and maximum range specified by you.  The sliding scale will always start at a value you specify.
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response averages below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average response made

Multiple Choice (Multiple Select)

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8. Multiple choice question with multiple select
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Label
This is like a standard multiple choice question type except it allows users to select multiple options.  It has validation options corresponding to minimum selected choices so users must enter a minimum or maximum choice count.
  • Validate minimum or maximum selections made
  • 'Other' option for a survey user specified choice
  • Choice order randomisation
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response choices below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual choices made

Dropdown List Table

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13. Dropdown list table question type
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Label
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
A table of dropdown lists where there are separate dropdown lists for each column.   You fully customise the rows, columns and choices.
  • Validation for number of rows answered and minimum choice selection counts for each row
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on row and column selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response weightings below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and response counts

Sortable List

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10. Sortable list question
Most important
  • First choice
  • Second choice
  • Third choice
  • Fourth choice
sort=1946&sort=1947&sort=1948&sort=1949
Least important
Label
This question type lets your survey users can drag the question choices into their desired order.  You can customise the labels at the top and the bottom of the question as well as setting the text of the choices.
  • Choice order randomisation
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response weightings below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average response weighting

Demographics Information

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20. Demographic question type
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Name:
Label
2
Company:
Label
3
Address 1:
Label
4
Address 2:
Label
5
Town/City:
Label
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County:
Label
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Postcode:
Label
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Country:
Label
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Email Address:
Label
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Phone Number:
Label
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Mobile Number:
Label
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Your custom field
Label
This question type features a range of preformed and customizable address fields including email.  You can change the labels for each of the fields or enable or disable them if you don't need to collect that information from your survey users.
  • Enable/Disable fields you want to collect data for
  • Set specific fields as required for a valid response
  • Charting output on response date and time

Sliding Scales (Multiple Rows)

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17. Sliding scale question with multiple rows
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First row
0 100
Label
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Second row
0 100
Label
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Third row
0 100
Label
This question type operates in the same way as the single sliding scale question type except that it can have multiple sub rows underneath the main question, each with its own configurable text label.
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response averages below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and average response made

Multiple Choice (with images)

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9. Which is your favourite social media platform?

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Google+
Label
This is like a standard multiple choice question but respondents can click the image options to make their selections.  It works with single or multi selection, and a text 'other' option.
  • Validate minimum or maximum selections made
  • 'Other' option for a survey user specified choice
  • Choice order randomisation
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response choices below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual choices made

Demographics Information (US)

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21. US demographic question type
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Name:
Label
2
Company:
Label
3
Address 1:
Label
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Address 2:
Label
5
Town/City:
Label
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State/Province:
Label
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ZIP/Postal Code:
Label
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Country:
Label
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Email Address:
Label
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Phone Number:
Label
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Mobile Number:
Label
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Your custom field
Label
US Demographics Information question types are the same as the standard Demographics Information question except that they have a dropdown list containing state options.
  • Enable/Disable fields you want to collect data for
  • Set specific fields as required for a valid response
  • Charting output on response date and time

Rating Scale

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14. Rating scale question type
Label
A series of rating scale stars allowing your survey users to assign ratings as they wish according to the text in your question.  Each rating star can have customisable text associated with it which appears when the survey user hovers their mouse over that star.
  • Required question validation
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response rating counts below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual ratings made

Rating Scales (Multiple Rows)

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15. Rating scale question with multiple rows
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First row
Label
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Second row
Label
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Third row
Label
As with single rating scale questions, this question type is a series of rating scale stars.   With multiple rating scales you can present your survey users with a main question and multiple sub question rows, each with its own rating scale.
  • Validate on minimum number of rows answered
  • User comment box
  • Allocate score based on selection
  • Display a graphical summary of existing response rating counts below the question
  • Charting output on response date and time, and counts of individual ratings made

Extra Features Enabled

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22. How do you like your eggs? ?
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Label
Please enter any extra information about eggs below: Please complete this field

You can set the help text of this popup to anything you like to help your survey users if they may need supplementary information to complete this question. A range of different button styles are available.
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Example response graphical summary
Sunny side up
42 / 60 (70%)

Sunny side down
25 / 60 (41.67%)

Scrambled
57 / 60 (95%)

Covered in chocolate with cream inside
60 / 60 (100%)

Other
2 / 60 (3.33%)
This is an example of a multiple choice question with some extra features enabled (which are also available for other question types where indicated):
  • Help popup - the button, style of the popup and the content are fully customizable
  • Comment box - the text is customizable and it has the option to make the comment compulsory
  • Graphical response summary (example is populated with random data)
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