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Numeric answers are spaces for interviewees respondents to add use a number within to provide an anaswer to a questionnaire question. They are can be either an Integer or Float numeric type. Key considerations are:
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Archivist Build / Response Domain (Numeric Answer):
For most numeric responses a ‘generic’ answer labelled ‘How many’ is used, with a Min value of 0 and the Max value left blank. The numeric type The numeric type is entered as either 'Interger' or 'Float'. Which type to choose depends on the format of the response in the questionnaire. The numeric type ‘Float’ should is used only be used if the response in the question contains a decimal point or the response requires a fraction. (see examples). Min and Max values are always entered as whole numbers, regardless of the values indicated in the questionnaire.
For most numeric responses a ‘generic’ answer labelled ‘How many’ is used, with a Min value of 0 and the Max value left blank. If there is no decimal point in the numeric response, then the numeric type ‘Integer’ should be used. Regardless of whether the numeric type is integer or float, both are labelled ‘How many’.
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How many Integer answer | How many Float answer |
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Numeric answers with specific labels
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Note: Specifically labelled answers are not created for distance (i.e. miles), single unit time responses (i.e. hours only, minutes only - entered as a How many answer), and measurements without a defined length or size (i.e. days, nights, slices, cups, mugs, etc.).
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Age | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | How old in years only or year component of question asking age in years and months. Example See 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 See 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 See example |
Anchor Physical measurement Physical measurement
Physical measurements
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Physical measurement responses (height, circumference and weight) are input as labelled numeric answers regardless of whether the question response contains a single measurement (inches, cm, mm, kilos) or a compound measurement (… lbs … oz; … stones … lbs; … ft … inchesin). The answer label for the measurement should be fully spelled out regardless of how it is written in the questionnaire.
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