Label Construction for Unnumbered Questions

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Label construction for unnumbered questions is dependent on where in the questionnaire the unnumbered question occurs. Unnumbered questions may be:

Part of the introductory or concluding material of a questionnaire
A sub-question of a numbered question
At the same level as the preceding numbered question
A stand alone question within the body of the questionnaire

Introductory or concluding unnumbered questions

For unnumbered questions that are part of the introduction or conclusion of a questionnaire, the question item/grid/construct label contains the word intro or outro, plus a lower case roman numeral.

Example 1 Questionnaire: BCS 1980 Maternal Self-Completion Form

Questionnaire layout:

Label construction:

Question	Element	Label	Related Text
	Statement	s_intro_i	MATERNAL SELF-COMPLETION FORM
	Statement	s_intro_ii	STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_i	Child's Surname
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_ii	Child's Forenames
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_iii	Sex
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_iv	Child's Home Address
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_v	Postcode
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_vi	Child's N.H.S. Number
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_vii	Date of Birth
	Datetime answer	Generic date
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_intro_viii	Today's Date
	Datetime answer	Generic date

Example 2 Questionnaire: BCS Maternal Self-Completion Form 1980

Questionnaire layout:

Label construction:

Question	Element	Label	Related Text
	Statement	s_outro_i	Thank you very much for answering all the questions on this form.
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_outro_i	Would you please tell us who answered the form.
	Code list	cs_qoutro_i	Mother alone; Mother and father together; Father alone; Other person please specify
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_outro_ii	Did you have any difficulty in answering any of the questions?
	Code list	cs_qoutro_ii	No, no difficulty; Yes, some difficulty; Yes, a lot of difficulty
	Condition	c_qoutro_ii	If yes,
	Question construct/item	qc_outro_ii_a	please say which questions and why
	Text answer	Generic text
	Statement	s_outro_ii	THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP

Unnumbered sub-questions

If the unnumbered question is a sub-question of a numbered question, the label is made up of the main question number plus a lower case roman numeral. If the main question already ends in a roman numeral, then a lower case letter may be used instead.

Questionnaire: ALSPAC Your Son at 9

Questionnaire layout:

Label construction:

Question	Element	Label	Related Text
A16 a)	Question construct/item	qc/qi_A16_a	Was the child investigated by a specialist for any of these problems?
	Code list	cs_Yes_No	Yes; No
	Statement	s_qA16a	If no, go to A17 below
	Condition	c_qA16a	If yes,
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_A16_a_i	what was the result?
	Text anaswer	Generic text

Same level unnumbered question

If an unnumbered question is at the same level as the preceding numbered question, then the next logical identifier is added to the end of the question label, e.g. if the preceding numbered question is B6_w, then the label for the following unnumbered question would be B6_x.

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Unnumbered stand-alone question

If the unnumbered question stands alone within the body of the questionnaire, the label is constructed using a reference to the section of the questionnaire containing the question, plus a lower case roman numeral. See Example 1 and Example 2 below.

Example 1 Questionnaire: BCS Medical Examination Form 1986

Questions are unnumbered or partially numbered, so section reference is added to labels for clarity.

Questionnaire layout:

Label construction:

Question	Element	Label	Related Text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_i	Teenager’s Surname
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_ii	Sex
	Code list	cs_s4_qii	M; F
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_iii	Teenager’s Forename(s)
	Text answer	Generic text
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_iv	Date of birth
	Datetime answer	Date of birth
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_v	Teenager’s Home Address
	Text answer	Generic text
	Statement	s_s4_i	Please check the teenager's hearing by using either sweep audiometry or pure-tone audiometry, and record the results below.
(a)	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_a_i	SWEEP AUDIOMETRY Right ear
	Code list	cs_N_A	Normal; Abnormal
	Condition	c_s4qai	Abnormal
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_a_i_a	Give reason
	Text answer	Generic text
(a)	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_a_ii	SWEEP AUDIOMETRY Left ear
	Code list	cs_N_A	Normal; Abnormal
	Condition	c_s4qaii	Abnormal
	Question construct/item	qc/qi_s4_a_ii_a	Give reason
	Text answer

Example 2 Questionnaire: NCDS Interview 1981

Questionnaire layout:

Label construction:

Question	Element	Label	Related Text
	Sequence	UNEMPLOYMENT	UNEMPLOYMENT
	Statement	s_unemployment_i	INTERVIEWER REMINDER - UNEMPLOYMENT means being out of work AND wanting work. You do not have to be registered as unemployed. DO NOT INCLUDE - holidays or vacations while in full-time education.
	Question construct/item	qc_unemployment_i	Has the respondent had any periods of unemployment since leaving school?
	Code list	cs_Yes_No	Yes; No