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Answers to ‘How old’ questions are entered as follows:
Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Usage |
Age | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | How old in years only or year component of question asking age in years and months. Example |
Age in months | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | How old with response in months only. Commonly seen in questionnaires for birth and pre-school life stages asking how old baby is with response expressed in only months. Example |
Months | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 11 | How old with response in years and months. Answer is multiple response with ‘Age’ for years component and ‘Months’ for months component of question. Example |
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Common physical measurement answers:
Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Used for question text response |
Feet | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in feet only. Also used as feet component of question asking height measurement in feet and inches. Example |
Inches | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in inches only. Example |
Centimetres | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in centimetres only. Integer example Float example |
Millimetres | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in millimetres only. Integer example Float example |
Pounds | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in pounds only. Also used as pound component of question asking weight measurement in pounds and ounces. Pounds only example Pounds/Ounces example |
Stones | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in stones only. Also used as stones component of question asking weight measurement in stones and pounds. Example |
Kilograms | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in kilograms only. Also used as kilogram component of question asking weight measurement in kilograms and grams. Integer example Float example |
Grams | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in grams only. The same numeric answer may also be used as a quantity answer. Example |
Ounces | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in ounces only. The same numeric answer may also be used as a quantity measurement answer for volume in ounces only. |
Inches in foot | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 11 | Inches component of height measurement in feet and inches. Response is whole number. Example |
Inches in foot | Numeric | Float | 0 | 12 | Inches component of height measurement in feet and inches. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. Example |
Ounces in pound | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 15 | Ounces component of weight measurement in pounds and ounces. Response is whole number. |
Ounces in pound | Numeric | Float | 0 | 16 | Ounces component of weight measurement in pounds and ounces. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. Example |
Pounds in stone | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 13 | Pounds component of weight measurement in stones and pounds. Response is whole number. Example |
Pounds in stone | Numeric | Float | 0 | 14 | Pounds component of weight measurement in stones and pounds. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. |
Grams in Kilogram | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 999 | Grams component of weight measurement in kilograms and grams. Response is whole number. |
Grams in Kilogram | Numeric | Float | 0 | 1000 | Grams component of weight measurement in kilograms and grams. Response contains decimal point. |
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Common quantity answers:
Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Used for question text response |
Tablespoons | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Quantity response expressed in number of tablespoons. Commonly found in Food Diary questions Example |
Teaspoons | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Quantity response expressed in number of teaspoons. Commonly found in Food Diary questions. |
Fluid ounces | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Quantity response measuring size of container, i.e., cup, mug or amount of liquid. Example |
Millilitres | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | Quantity response measuring size of container, i.e., cup, mug or amount of liquid. Example |
Grams | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Quantity response expressed as weight in grams. The same numeric answer may also be used as a physical measurement answer. |
Ounces | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Quantity response expressed in ounces (weight or fluid). The same numeric answer can also be used as a physical measurement answer for weight in ounces only. Example |
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Common answers with defined min/max values:
Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Used for question text response |
Hours in day | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 24 | How many hours per day event occurred. Example |
Hours in week | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 168 | How many hours per week event occurred. Example |
Days in month | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 31 | How many days in a month event occurred. Example |
Days in past (last) [X] days | Numeric | Integer | 0 | [X] | Question asks how many days in a defined number of days event has happened. Min value always 0, Max value is the defined number of days contained in question, i.e. for ‘How many days in the last 90?’ answer max would be 90. Example |
Months in past (last) year | Numeric | Integer | 1 | 12 | How many months in a year event occurred. Example |
Floor | Numeric | Integer | Varies | Blank | Question asks lowest level of living accommodation, with the floor to be specified above a certain level. Examples |
Percentage | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 100 | Question asks for a percentage response. Example |
[Activity] | Numeric | Integer | 0 | [X] | Question asks how many times an activity (i.e. catching a ball) is performed in a specific number of attempts. Label for numeric answer is activity performed. Max is total attempts at activity. Examples |
[Time period] | Numeric | Integer | 0 | [X] | Question asks how many times an activity (i.e. picking up matches) is performed over a specific time period. Label for numeric answer is time period (i.e. seconds). Max is total time period recorded for activity. Example |