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