1.

Dichoton1ous questions these require the respondent to

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ma.ke n choice betiAc<:n two respon such ns yes/no or

malc/rcmnlc.
E'l:OJPip/e
L H.<l\'C you c'Cr been hospitn lizod?
n.Yes b. No
2. Pie.use enter you
gender: b.R:male
:i f\i :ile
1. Dichoton1ous questions these require the respondent to
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ma.ke n choice betiAc<:n two respon such ns yes/no or

malc/rcmnlc.
E'l:OJPip/e
L H.<l\'C you c'Cr been hospitn lizod?
n.Yes b. No
2. Pie.use enter you
gender: b.R:male
:i f\i :ile
2. 1uJtipl c ch 1•icc questi1•n:these questions require respondents
to
make 3choice.bc-M•cen more than t\\'O respoMes 3ltcrn:i1i\'CS.
£\·a1,,ples

I. Whn1 is the b.isic l'unctionnl unitof the kidney?

b. Nephron

c. Glomcrulus
d.Rcnnl modulla
2.Who isA.r-..tothcr tcre.s:a
knoY.'ll 3S U.dy Y. ith the lamp'! b.Snroji ni ooidu
1

c.Florence d. Nonc of thcsc

nightingale.
3. cartrcria QUl'Sli-OJtS· die - tt specl:d 1ype of n'IU l!iple dloire
qutioos 11131 $k res:poodC"t 1lS 10 lec1 3 tetif16ffle 1ha inC111

cbscly c<rre>poods 1otbeit vi<:WS.

E:u1111ples
I. People h:l\-C ditrcrcn1 view on thntily pltmning which or the
follO'A.' ing best rcprescnl yout vic'A'S.'

n. Itis nttc$$:U)' to qunlily life.

b. II is imntorol und should be touilly b:lnned.

c. It h$ undesiroblc s:ideelfccts th:usuggcsts needs l'nrc-aUlion. d. It is

immora l nnd should be: procticcd.

 4. Rank Ord.tr (Jlll'Sl:ions: these questions .:tik respondents to
ronk their respos L'rom nk>S1 IUvouroblc to le:ist fnvouroble.

£'Can1ple

1. Wh:lt occording to you is most imponnnt for your litC. Rnnk

lfom ntost rnnuroble- to leMl fnvournble..

.:a.f\ b. f.duc:ition c.F!lmily d. Henlth

i(oney
S. Co.Wnl,Y'1M:y qoos-tlc>9'S: n questions th. 1 is Mkcd further
only if the tt'spondcn1 gi-cs a p.1.niculnr responses to
previous
questions.
£'<(111/ples

1. Do you htl\'C children under 18 nt home?

a No b.yes. if )'CS plc.:isc list ages

2. Did you buy nnything in the- hotelshop'!

a \ es(go toQ.10) b.no{£o 10Q. I J)

\\'b:itdid you buy in the shop '!
a Clothes b.Stntioncry c.01hcr d.Toys
6. R.a1 111 quoou..: these qucstiom ru:k respondents to judge
something :ilons !11'1 order dimcm;ions. Rcspondcn1s is nskcd to

rmc :i p1.11cul:irissue on :i scnle thn1 rnngcs from poor 10 good. They

m:iy provide :i number of choices.

E.'ft.rNlpk$

I . llow dl )'Ou ra.tcfle folbv.ins

. ''"
Good Vcf)'Good
Scn·i-...

,
b) a ·..-itino)I"
Pwk-ins
'
,. ) Qwl·or rood
Ch<ri<.1;'
orfood

,
7. lmporlai'u.'C qu('S(i-0-us: in this respondents nrc filed to rnk'
the imporuince or tl pnrti<:uluris.sue.on ti rutingscnle or 1-5. this
helps to koow 1.ht11 the things/ issues 1ht11 tilt' importnnl i>
n rcsponden1.

I . Excreisingevery d:iyis..... ..(lf tht'. henlth.

I 2 3 4 5
Extremely \ ry Sonw::.\\tUll Not \'Cl)' Not nt nu
impon.nnt impOMnnt im1>ortnnt imfllll1nnt important
8. Likert questions: it help to kno"' ho\\' strongly the
rcsponden1s :igrccs with n p. niculnr SU11cmen1. TbcSC"
question help to nssc.ss how rcspondcn1s feels to\\ruds n
ccrtnin isst.11:s/

I \\'ith muhiple
I. Pcn:on 2 3
sex p;i_rtnc.rsisnt 4 risk of AlDS'?
high 5
Strongly Agree Uncert.nin Di grec Strongly
:igrce disagree
9. Bipolar questiom.• n.re questions 1h h:lvc two cxuemc

MS\\ers. Respondent h:ts to mnrk his or her response-

bcl'A'C<'n l'A'O oppos teends of thescile.
£-ra111pl·s

Wh:itis your bnlux:c of preference here'!

llikc going ror "'nlks O () O () Ilike \\'Dlching mov ie
10. l\'lat.rix qoc>stiOtt S: h include 111Uhipl qu;,"';Sll<>ns aid
i<len 1ieal
I\ CtllgMics ate ti. ignOO . Que-st ioo:i: e pl d ooc
under
:Mt<>lbct. fa.tining :t 1n rix. Rc:>Jl(m'e cMgMics are placed
under :lloog fie l<li):ltld :t list d ques1ioo.;; <b""'tl 111\'t sid<!.
Ett1111ples

I. Mow satisfied <>t dJjsat.i>fied are yoo ""hh eacb <>f tie
f<>lk>v.•ing
Mtihule$?

St.Uf bttu.\ioW' "lle.ttttpti:ci fuad<p:ility Sp:ed<lf11miee lkh:n·ioar <'if

lb.:._..iter
tof the bod im<
 Methods of questionnaire
administration
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RElectronic
adm'nistered
 Method of administration of
questionnaire

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PO'iTAI.
int·cinstve
flttCIN
l
HlshspMd
11.fpp(>tl
wrth
ll.lCT"ON
IOW' <.er.I,
N1h
speed,
rot l l>OIJr
t'tRSOHAUY
ACM
NIST£Rf0
dmlled

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,., .
Lawc:ost Qt.1ntion .
H i
Intensive
Not in l•bour high lt:'JpOm4'
rate

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g fl

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 Guidelinesfo r d esigning a good
<JUeslionn•tire
11 must be de...t-.lopod c.x.nc dy in accord1ncc with
S1udy
objectives.

It should begin with the instructions ror the respondenL<i to

provide the.responses.

The qucsiionn:iirc should be concise.precisc andbrief.

Lrutguogc should be according to the. rC"Spondcnts- kno"1lodgc.

:ibout :ip:utiru lnr koowlcdgc.
A'ioid profcssion:il j.irgons:.

As fur as poss::iblc-opcn ended questions should be n.,,oidcd.

A\'Oid QUC$lions:'Aith ditriculteoncepis.

Contro'Crsiul nndnmbigoous:qocstionsshould be U\'Oided.

qut$1ions 1A'hich nre likely to lend too bins in the respondents

should be .,. ided.
ADVANTAGES OF
QYE.>TIONNAlRE

CoS1ctrcctivc. Easy 10 nnnly7.e .

Lcss timc-nnd energy to ndministcr.

Reduce bins.

Used thr ln.rgc sample size.

DlSADVANTAGFS
Not suitublc tor!Ill.

LO'.\' re.<q>0nsc rntc.

It sen!by mnil m'.ly be flIled

by someone.

Its provide only

supcrl'iciulinformation.

<".hnnccsof misintcrpre-t.otions.

People coo lie Md Mswcr thequc:

$1:ions Y:iguely.
 DEFl
NITION
Composite scule.s rut" socio-psychologic.al
mt'$urcments. """hich nrc dir«lcd to"'.tltds qoon1ifying the
qunliwti\-c: nttributcs such :is feelings.nttitudc .self conccptS;.
JX'tt'.Cptions

nnd bcliefsctc .

Altitude scnle is :i sp:cin l type of questionnaire designed to

prodocc scores indicnting 1hc intcm;ity nnd direction

(IOdngn nsl) of n perwns 1Cclin$$ nbout nnobject orc.ven1.

 Likcrr scale
Liken senle '4':1S dcYclop:d by psychologists Rt>n!i'i!i' /ikt'rt in 1932
ns n ps}-chologic.nl concept mcnsurc.mcntscnle.
II sc:ilc \\':IS dc-clod 10 mensurc the. nttitudes. vnlucs. :ind
feelings of pcople.s.

Prirn:irily original \-crsion of this sc:ilc is 5 point scnlcs (S1rongly

:igrcc.:ign:c.unccnnin .di$.!lgrcc or strongly diS!lc).
Ho\\' c. x-r in recent tim one con C\'<:n obscr.,.c the liken sc:ilc with 4
point senle {sirongly ngrcc. moda11tcly ngrec.disngn:c.t1nd
unc01nin) 10 1 point sailc (\-cry strongly :igrce. strongly :igrtt.
tigrcc. unccnn n. dis:ogrtt. sl.nmgly dis:ugn:c nnd \'ct)' strongly
disagrre).