track qual tag

The track qual tag automates the creation of a multi-select survey variable which tracks all of the groups for which a respondent could have qualified if there were no restrictions imposed by quota caps or the maximum number of groups allowed.

1. To which of these states have you been?
type: checkbox
optsfrom: system.states

STATE. One assigned state for follow-up questions
type: quotas
track qual: y
optsfrom: system.states { if anyChecked($Q1,[id]) }

showtext: STATE_INTRO
text: We have some questions about your visit to $QSTATE_text.

In the example above, QSTATE will contain the assignment of the one state that the respondent will be asked about. The track qual tag will also create a QSTATE_QUAL variable showing all of the groups the respondent could have qualified if the quota did not have a maximum number of selections set at one.

Details

• track qual can be applied to quotas or variables with a selectby tag.
• The track qual tag will always name the tracking variable Qn_QUAL, where 'n' is the originating variable's ID.
• The track qual variable will be listed immediately preceding the variable upon which it is defined.