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The text highlighted in this example 'HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT COUGHS AND COLDS' may be mistaken for a sequence however it is actually a statement. This is because it does not satisfy the requirements of a sequence in having an clear start and end. See here for more on sequences. 

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  •  NSHD

 

This  This example contains instructions for the questionnaire however the text is still entered as multiple statements.  

 

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ALSPAC:

The following example contains a statement 'If no, go to C2 below'. It also contains a condition 'If yes,' - see here for more on conditions.

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  • ALSPAC:

This is an example of a question which consists of the question literal text as well as a statement. However, the text is continuous it and therefore is not as clear as to which parts of the text classify as the statement. The first paragraph contains text regarding what information the interviewer would like from the interviewee and hence is input as the question text. Upon further analysis if becomes more evident that the second part of the statement becomes a statement and the first paragraph becomes the question literal.

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This could also be mistaken for a sequence like the example above but it is entered as a statement.


  • NSHD

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This example is of a question with more than one apparent instruction.

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