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For most numeric responses a generic answer labelled ‘How many’ is used, with a Numeric type of Integer and a Min value of 0 and with 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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The exception to this is if If an integer and a float numeric type answer are needed for the same numeric response in the same questionnaire. In this casea questionnaire, separate answers are made for each numeric type, adding ‘I’ for integer and ‘F’ for float to the label. In the example below, the questionnaire contains questions with a ‘How many’ response with and without a decimal point.
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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. 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. 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. See example. |
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Physical measurement responses (height, circumference and weight) are input as labelled numeric answers regardless regardless of whether the question response contains a single measurement (inches, cm, mm, kilos) or a compound measurement (… lbs … oz; … stones … lbs; … ft … in). The answer label for the measurement should be fully spelled out regardless of how it is written in the questionnaire.
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Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Used for question text response |
Hours in day | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 24 | |
Hours in week | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 168 | How many hours per week event occurred. Example See example. |
Days in month | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 31 | How many days in a month event occurred. See example. 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. See example. Example |
Months in past (last) year | Numeric | Integer | 1 | 12 | How many months in a year event occurred. Example See example . |
Floor | Numeric | Integer | Varies | Blank | Question asks lowest level of living accommodation, with the floor to be specified above a certain level. ExamplesSee examples. |
Percentage | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 100 | Question asks for a percentage response. ExampleSee 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. ExamplesSee 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. ExampleSee example. |
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For a period of time response to be entered as a duration, it must meet the following criteria: the . 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 The Duration section of the date and time answers guidance for provides a detailed discussion of the use of duration versus numeric answers. Examples See also examples of time period responses that are entered as a duration answer may be found here. Examples and examples of time period responses that are entered as a numeric answer may be found herefor more information.
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 (Examplesee 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 (Examplesee example).