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Use term after to choose a point in the survey where respondents should be terminated, rather than have them terminate immediately. This allows the survey to collect additional data before terminating respondents.

GEN. Are you...
type: radio
1. Male
2. Female
3. Rather not say {term after: QZIP}

AGE. How old are you?
type: integer
range: 0-99
term after: QZIP {if $QAGE<18}

ZIP. What is your ZIP Code?
type: uszip5

In this example, respondents who select "Rather not say" at QGEN and/or who enter a number less than "18" at QAGE will terminate after answering QZIP. 

Details

  • term after can be applied as a tag, a decorator, or included in a set term widget.
  • term after requires a label (a question ID, group name, page label, etc.). If a group name is provided, the respondent will terminate after completing all the questions in the group. 
  • term after terminates respondents after the target is answered. Be sure to set term after targets that will be seen by all respondents.
  • term after can work in conjunction with immediate terminations and defer term.
  • Unlike defer term, which sets a term point for all terminations in the survey, term after sets the term point for a specific termination only. 

Decorators

The following decorators can be applied with term after.

Decorator Description
id Specifies the option ID in the tracking variable disp. If not specified, it defaults to the widget ID where term after is placed.
text Specifies the option description in the tracking variable disp. If not specified, it defaults to the question or option text.

Additional examples

With 'term if' or 'term' decorator

term after can be used in the same question as term if or a term decorator to specify a delayed termination for one response while also allowing for an immediate termination for another.

3D. Into which of the following age groups do you fall?
type: radio
term if: anyChecked($Q3D,1) {id: Q3AGE1} {text: Under 25}
term after: QZIP {if anyChecked($Q3D,3)} {id: Q3AGE2} {text: 45 or older}
1. Under 25
2. 25 - 44
3. 45 or older

With 'set term'

term after can be included as a tag on a set term widget. The condition and text tags are already required for set term, so you only need to specify the termination point.  Both of the formats below are acceptable.

set term: GEN_AGE
condition: anyChecked($QGEN,99) and $QAGE<=18
text: Prefer not to answer gender and 18 or under
term after: QZIP
set term: GEN_AGE
term after: QZIP {if anyChecked($QGEN,99) and $QAGE<=18}
text: Prefer not to answer gender and 18 or under

Using 'set term' with a table as the target question

To term after a table, use the leading 'T' instead of the leading 'Q'.

1. Is your child a boy or girl?
type: radio
1. Boy
2. Girl
term after: T2 {if anyChecked($Q1,1)}

2. What do you feel about the following colors?
type: radio table
1. Hate it
2. Love it
rows:
1. Blue
2. Red

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