Surveyi - Question Types

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

1. Single line textbox

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

4. Numerical textbox

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

6. Yes/no question type

Yes
No

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

11. Choice table question

First column

Second column

Third column

Fourth column

First row

Second row

Third row

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

This is an image question. This text is optional.

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

18. Date/time question

Time (24hr - HHMM):

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

2. Multi line textbox

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

5. Numerical textboxes on multiple rows

First row

Second row

Third row

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

7. Multiple choice question type

First choice
Second choice
Third choice
Other (please detail below)

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)

12. Choice table multi select question

First column

Second column

Third column

Fourth column

First row

Second row

Third row

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

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)

19. Date time question with multiple rows

First row

Time (24hr - HHMM):

Second row

Time (24hr - HHMM):

Third row

Time (24hr - HHMM):

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

3. Multiple textboxes

First row

Second row

Third row

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

16. Sliding scale question

0 100

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)

8. Multiple choice question with multiple select

First choice
Second choice
Third choice
Other (please detail below)

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

13. Dropdown list table question type

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

First row

Second row

Third row

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

10. Sortable list question

Most important

First choice
Second choice
Third choice
Fourth choice

Least important

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

20. Demographic question type

Name:

Company:

Address 1:

Address 2:

Town/City:

County:

Postcode:

Country:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Mobile Number:

Your custom field

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)

17. Sliding scale question with multiple rows

First row

0 100

Second row

0 100

Third row

0 100

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)

9. Which is your favourite social media platform?

Facebook

Twitter

Google+

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)

21. US demographic question type

Name:

Company:

Address 1:

Address 2:

Town/City:

State/Province:

ZIP/Postal Code:

Country:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Mobile Number:

Your custom field

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

14. Rating scale question type

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)

15. Rating scale question with multiple rows

First row

Second row

Third row

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

22. How do you like your eggs? ?

Sunny side up
Sunny side down
Scrambled
Covered in chocolate with cream inside
Other (please detail below)

Please enter any extra information about eggs below:

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.

Example response graphical summary

Sunny side up

20 / 78 (25.64%)

Sunny side down

41 / 78 (52.56%)

Scrambled

78 / 78 (100%)

Covered in chocolate with cream inside

32 / 78 (41.03%)

Other

20 / 78 (25.64%)

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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Question Types

A Question Type for Every Occasion

Click samples below to try them out

Single Line Textbox

Numeric Textbox

Yes/No

Choice Table

Image

Date/Time

Multi Line Textbox

Numeric Textboxes

Multiple Choice

Choice Table (Multiple Select)

Caption

Date/Time (Multiple Rows)

Multiple Textboxes

Sliding Scale

Multiple Choice (Multiple Select)

Dropdown List Table

Sortable List

Demographics Information

Sliding Scales (Multiple Rows)

Multiple Choice (with images)

Demographics Information (US)

Rating Scale

Rating Scales (Multiple Rows)

Extra Features Enabled

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