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- Age-related numeric responses
- Physical measurements
- Quantities (generally food-related)
- Numeric responses with minimum and/or maximum values defined in the question text
- Time period responses that are not input as Time/Date Duration answers [Add link]
Note: Specifically labelled answers are not created for distance (i.e. miles), single unit time responses (i.e. hours only, minutes only), and measurements without a defined length or size (i.e. days, nights, slices, cups, mugs, etc.).
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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 |
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For a period of time response to be entered as a duration, it must meet the following criteria: the time period must be for a specific event, for a continuous period of time, and the period must be sufficiently described, so that the start and end of the event are discrete time points. Responses that do not meet these criteria for a duration answer are entered as Numeric answers. See the Duration section of the date and time answers guidance for a detailed discussion of the use of duration versus numeric answers.
Time period responses with only one time point (i.e. years only, hours only) are not sufficiently described to be entered as a duration answer and a ‘How many’ answer is entered (Example). When a compound time period response is input as two numeric answers, the first element of the time period is entered as a ‘How many’ answer; the second element is entered as a specifically labelled answer (Example).