Format of closed questions
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Closed questions can have different formats. The following formats are most widely used.
Single choice
The most frequently used format is a question which can be answered by "yes/no" or a number (age in years, number of sexual partners etc).
| Did you travel to a foreign country in the last month? | |
|---|---|
| Please tick the right box. | |
| Yes | |
| No | |
| Don't know |
Checklist
Alternatively, a checklist can be provided:
| Which of the following outdoor activities did you do last week? | |
|---|---|
| Please tick the appropriate activities. | |
| Running | |
| Walking | |
| Hiking | |
| Cycling | |
| Swimming | |
| None of the above | |
Rating Scale
The same information can be asked in a more detailed way in a rating scale:
| Did you do use sunscreen during the following outdoor activities during the past six months? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please indicate how often you used sunscreen. | ||||
| Always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |
| Running | ||||
| Walking | ||||
| Cycling | ||||
The rating scale could be numerical:
| Do you think that information on the risk of sunburns would be useful for you? | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please circle | ||||||||
| Not at all Useful | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Very Useful |
Or analogue:
| How severe is your pain in this moment on a scale from 0-10? |
|---|
| Please put the tick on the line 0 (No pain) -------------------------------I----------------------------- 10 (Very severe pain) |
Likert Scale
Another option is the use of the Likert scale to measure attitudes.
| Sunburns cannot be avoided during outdoor activities. | |
|---|---|
| No, I strongly disagree | |
| No, I disagree quite a lot | |
| No, I disagree just a little | |
| I'm not sure about this | |
| Yes, I agree just a little | |
| Yes, I agree quite a lot | |
| Yes, I strongly agree |
