Creating quotas

There are three different methods for creating quotas. They can be programmed:

• directly within a question using the quotas: y tag,
• directly within a question using the create quota tag, or
  
• as a separate variable using type: quotas.

In addition to the information on the specific quota creation types found on each of the pages below, Common quota tags will provide a list of several standard tags associated with the quota setup.

'quotas' tag

The quotas: y tag is useful if the question options are the same as the quota groups you need to create and the same conditions will apply. In the example below a Q1_QUOTA variable will be created.

1. What is your gender?
type: radio
quotas: y
1. Male
2. Female

For more information and additional examples, see quotas tag.

'create quota'

This tag uses the specified value as the ID to create a quota variable. Unlike quotas: y, the create quota tag requires two inputs, a quota variable ID and a quota variable description.

1. What is your gender identity?
type: radio
create quota: QGENDER [1,2] { desc: Gender Male/Female } 
create quota: QGENDER2      { desc: Gender All } 
1. Male
2. Female
97. Other

For more information and additional examples, see create quota tag.

'type: quotas'

If there is a new list or different conditions driving what quota group(s) should be assigned, using a separate variable allows for flexibility.

1. What is your gender?
type: radio
1. Male
2. Female

2. Which of these includes your age group?
type: radio
1. 18-29
2. 30-39
3. 40-49
4. 50-59
5. 60 or older

GENDERAGE. Gender quota
type: quotas 
11. Male 18-49 { if anyChecked($Q1,1) and anyChecked($Q2,1,2,3) }
12. Male 50 or older { if anyChecked($Q1,1) and anyChecked($Q2,4,5) }
21. Female 18-49 { if anyChecked($Q1,2) and anyChecked($Q2,1,2,3) }
22. Female 50 or older { if anyChecked($Q1,2) and anyChecked($Q2,4,5) }

For more information and additional examples, see Standalone quotas.