Survey Question Types

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Cvent's out-of-box survey solution gives our users a near-exhaustive list of survey question types. We strive to make sure our solutions keep up with the current needs of professionals, whether conducting long, in-depth surveys for current and potential employees, market research, or collecting customer feedback. When you become a survey solutions cumstomer you can create flexible surveys using 20 unique question types.

Single Choice Survey Questions

Single Answer (Vertical): Lists all answers as radio buttons from top to bottom. Respondents can choose only one answer
Single Answer (Horizontal): Lists all answers as radio buttons from left to right. Respondents can choose only one answer
Single Answer (Pull Down Menu): Lists all answers in a drop-down menu. Respondents can choose only one answer

Multiple Choice Survey Questions

Multiple Answers (Vertical): Lists all answers as check boxes from top to bottom. Respondents can select more than one answer
Multiple Answers (Horizontal): Lists all answers as check boxes from left to right. Respondents can select more than one answer
Multiple Answers (Pull Down Menu): Lists all answers in a menu. Respondents can choose only one answer

Open-Ended Survey Questions

Open-Ended Text - One Line: A text box for respondents to input short answers
Open-Ended Text - Comment Box: A text box for respondents to input multiple sentence answers
Open-Ended Text - Date/Time: Provides drop-downs for day, month, and year; or day, month, year, hour, minute, and AM/PM. Respondents can input a date or a date and time

Grid (Matrix) Survey Questions

Matrix - Single Answer Per Row: A vertical list of categories with a horizontal series of answers with radio buttons. Respondents can select one answer per category
Matrix - Multiple Answers Per Row: A vertical list of categories with a horizontal series of answers with check boxes. Respondents can select multiple answers per category
Matrix - Spreadsheet: A vertical list of categories with a horizontal series of data fields. Survey creators can specify the input type (e.g., text, number, currency, phone number, email address, etc.)
Matrix - Side-by-Side: Provides two single choice matrix questions side-by-side. For each question a top to bottom list of categories and a right to left list of answers will be displayed. This allows respondents to select one answer for each category and side

Rating Scale Survey Questions

Net Promoter: An 11 point scale (0–10) used to determine Net Promoter® status (Promoter, Passive, Detractor) and the Net Promoter® Score: percentage of Promoters (9–10), minus the percentage of Detractors (0–6)
Interactive Sliding Scale: A visual depiction of answer options. Survey authors can create questions using several picture types, including: gauge, 5 bars, 7 bars, 9 bars, grades, smiley and stop light. The graphic changes to visually indicate the respondents' answer choice.
Data List: A vertical list of categories with an open-ended text box next to each

Numerical Answer Survey Questions

Rank Order: A vertical list of categories with a numeric text box next to each. Respondents rank the categories in numerical order
Number Allocation - Constant Sum: A vertical list of categories with a numeric text box next to each. The sum total of the values must equal 100.