Question Options Key
|
Question Type
Description |
QType |
OptionType |
OptionNum |
|
Choice – One Answer (Vertical) |
2 |
0 = answer choice 2 = other choice (single line) 3 = other choice (textbox) |
0 |
|
Choice – One Answer (Horizontal) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Choice – One Answer (Menu) |
4 |
0 = answer choice 2 = other choice (single line) 3 = other choice (textbox) |
0 |
|
Choice – Multiple Answers (Vertical) |
5 |
0 = answer choice 2 = other choice (single line) 3 = other choice (textbox) |
if OptionType = 0 OptionNum is position of question option if OptionType = 2 or OptionType = 3 OptionNum is 0 |
|
Choice – Multiple Answers (Horizontal) |
17 |
0 |
OptionNum is position of question option |
|
Matrix – One Answer per Row |
7 |
0 = row choice 1 = column choice |
OptionNum is position of question option |
|
Matrix – One Answer per Row (Rating Scale) |
20 |
0 = row choice 1 = column choice 2 = number of columns (excluding N/A column) 3 = uses N/A column (this value is absent if there is no N/A
option) |
if OptionType = 0 or OptionType = 1 OptionNum is position of question option (if OptionNum = 100,
then this is the N/A option) if OptionType = 2 OptionNum is number of columns (excluding N/A column) if OptionType = 3 OptionNum is 0 |
|
Matrix – Multiple Answers per Row |
18 |
0 = row choice 1 = column choice |
if OptionType = 0 or OptionType = 1 OptionNum is position of question option |
|
Matrix – Multiple Answers per Row (Menus) |
11 |
0 = row choice 1 through n = menu items associated with menu heading -1 through -n = menu heading |
if OptionType > 0 OptionNum is position of question option if OptionType < 0 OptionNum is number of menu items |
|
Open Ended – One Line w/Prompt |
8 |
NA |
NA |
|
Open Ended – One or More Lines w/Prompt |
9 |
0 |
OptionNum is position of question option |
|
Open Ended - Essay |
10 |
NA |
NA |
|
Open Ended – Constant Sum |
19 |
0 = answer choice 1 = sum total |
if OptionType = 0 OptionNum is position of question option if OptionType = 1 OptionNum is 0 and OptionText is the sum |
|
Open Ended – Date and/or Time |
13 |
0 = answer choice 2 = show date, time, or both |
if OptionType = 0 OptionNum is position of question option if OptionType = 2 if OptionText = 1 show date and time if OptionText = 2 show date only if OptionText = 3 show time only |