In addition to any user-defined chapters, every survey contains five default chapters, some of which also contain sub-chapters. It is possible to add data to many of these default chapters by using the chapter
tag.
4. What is your annual household income, before taxes?
type: radio
1. Less than $25,000
2. $25,000 to less than $50,000
3. $50,000 to less than $75,000
4. $75,000 to less than $100,000
5. $100,000 to less than $150,000
6. $150,000 to less than $200,000
7. $200,000 or more
INC. Income quota
type: quotas
chapter: quotas
1. Less than $100,000 {if anyChecked($Q4,1..4)}
2. $100,000 or more {if anyChecked($Q4,5..7)}
In the example above, the standalone quota QINC would have defaulted to be in the Survey Fields chapter after Q4, but by adding the chapter
tag it will instead be placed in the Quota variables chapter.
Chapters
Below are the default chapter labels, descriptions, and methods through which data can be assigned to them. These chapters will be available for selection in the reporting field tree for our reporting applets.
Chapter label | Chapter tags | Description |
Record data | chapter: meta |
Record data contains items related to respondent metadata, such as timestamps, language, and status. |
Survey fields | User-defined; e.g., chapter: screener
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This is the default home for user-created survey data such as user-defined chapters, questions, standalone quotas, etc. The |
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The Appendix chapter typically does not contain individual fields. Instead, it serves as a parent chapter to several sub-chapters. The Quota variables sub-chapter contains all derived quotas created with Device data stores information about respondent hardware used to take the survey. Field Management holds termination and "over quota" reasons, in addition to feedback and interview time information. |
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System fields stores data primarily used for auditing and calculating. It has multiple sub-chapters, four of which can accept user-defined widgets — Panel variables, Logic variables, Administrative variables, and Markers. Order Fields and IP address data are automatically created for surveys, but cannot accept user-defined widgets. The Cheatsweep Fields chapter is created by adding the |
Managers only fields | chapter: managers_only |
This chapter stores fields that can only be viewed by survey Makers. By default, the fields panel_quota , entry_url , and final_redirect are added to this chapter. |
Additional examples
Adding custom sub-chapters to default chapters
To add custom sub-chapters to default system chapters, use the define chapters
widget, and reference the parent chapter's ID with the parent
tag.
define chapters
parent: appendix
D1. Additional demographic details for US respondents
D2. Additional demographic details for Canadian respondents
In the example above, the parent
tag indicates that anything listed afterwards will be sub-chapters of the Appendix chapter. Sub-chapters are organized based on the order they are programmed, regardless of the chapter label (ID).
Creating a Markers chapter
To create a Markers sub-chapter under the System fields chapter, add the mark as
tag or decorator to a variable. All "marked" variables will be listed under the Markers chapter by their assigned variable name.
S2. What is your current employment status?
type: radio
1. Full-time employed (30+ hrs./wk.)
2. Part-time employed
3. Self-employed
4. Retired
5. Full-time student
6. Unemployed
mark as: QWORKING_QS2 {if anyChecked($QS2,1..3)}
mark as: QNOTWORKING_QS2 {if anyChecked($QS2,4..6)}
In this example the variables QWORKING_QS2 and QNOTWORKING_QS2 will be created and placed in the Markers sub-chapter.
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