Choice Question Types
Choice question types ask the participant to select from a predefined set of options. VeySur includes several formats suited to different contexts, from binary yes/no questions to image-based selection and numeric scales.
Answer options
Section titled “Answer options”All choice types (except Yes / No, Stars, 5 Point, 10 Point, and Survey Language) use a configurable list of answer options. Each option has:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Label | The text shown to the participant (language-specific in multi-language surveys). |
| Image | For Image Select questions, each answer option has a per-language image, falling back to the default language if no image is uploaded for the active language. |
| Code | A short identifier used in exports and condition expressions. |
Options can be added, edited, reordered, and deleted in the attributes panel when the question is focused. The codes OTHER and OTHER_TEXT are reserved for the built-in “Other” option and its free-text value; they cannot be used as custom answer option codes.
Checkbox
Section titled “Checkbox”Presents options as a list of tick boxes. Participants can select any number of options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select at least one option. |
| Min selections | Minimum number of options that must be selected. |
| Max selections | Maximum number of options that can be selected. |
| Other option | Adds an “Other” option with a free-text field. |
| Randomise | When enabled, answer options are presented in a randomly shuffled order. The same order is shown to a returning participant. |
Dropdown
Section titled “Dropdown”Presents options in a collapsed dropdown list. Suitable when there are many options and screen space is limited.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must make a selection. |
| Selection mode | Single (one option) or Multiple (several options). |
| Other option | Adds an “Other” option with a free-text field. |
| Randomise | When enabled, answer options are presented in a randomly shuffled order. The same order is shown to a returning participant. |
Buttons
Section titled “Buttons”Presents options as clickable buttons displayed inline. Works well for a small number of options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select at least one button. |
| Selection mode | Single (radio behaviour) or Multiple (toggle behaviour). |
| Randomise | When enabled, answer options are presented in a randomly shuffled order. The same order is shown to a returning participant. |
Yes / No
Section titled “Yes / No”A binary question with fixed Yes and No options. No answer options need to be configured.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select one of the two options. |
Image Select
Section titled “Image Select”Presents options as images. Participants click an image to select it.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select at least one image. |
| Selection mode | Single or Multiple. |
| Columns | Number of columns used to lay out the images. |
| Randomise | When enabled, images are presented in a randomly shuffled order. The same order is shown to a returning participant. |
Each answer option has an image uploaded alongside its label and code. In multi-language surveys, a separate image can be uploaded for each language; if no image is provided for a language, the default-language image is shown as a fallback.
Presents a star rating input. Participants click to select a rating.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select a rating. |
Each of the five stars can have an optional label, shown above it. Labelling is not required; a label is typically added only to the two ends of the scale, for example “Poor” on star 1 and “Excellent” on star 5.
5 Point
Section titled “5 Point”Presents a five-point scale, displayed as five selectable options numbered 1 to 5.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select a value. |
Each point can have an optional label, shown above its number. Numbers are always shown; labelling is optional and is typically added only to the two ends of the scale, for example “Strongly disagree” on point 1 and “Strongly agree” on point 5.
10 Point
Section titled “10 Point”Presents a ten-point scale, displayed as ten selectable options numbered 1 to 10.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select a value. |
Each point can have an optional label, shown above its number, in the same way as the 5 Point type.
Survey Language
Section titled “Survey Language”Presents a dropdown populated with language names from the ISO 639-1 standard. Participants select the language they want to use to complete the survey. This type is typically used in multi-language surveys to let participants choose the language they wish to continue in.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | Participant must select a language. |
Common behaviours
Section titled “Common behaviours”All choice question types can be given a condition that controls whether the question is shown, based on a participant’s earlier answers. See Conditional Questions. Each question also has a code field used in exports and conditions.