How many choices is too many for a survey?

It depends on the survey. For example, if a survey says "essay" then one choice would be one too many.

It's not the quantity of choices that matters, it's the quality.

It depends entirely on the survey.

Depends on the survey. Obviously, even one option would be too many on a essay type of survey. However, if you were asking a question about a specific author and whether or not you had read that author's books and didn't list all the books, that would be too few.

It would depend on the type of survey and the kind of question being asked.

I enjoy reading through the choice list. When nothing fits my style, I usually choose the "other" category so I can explain.

I think 4 or 5 is about right.

Don't think there can ever be too many. I am registered with several "serious" survey sites and one of my main gripes has been that they often don't provide ENOUGH choices -- i.e., these are supposed to be "professional" survey companies and they will have a question like what shows do you watch on TV or how many hours do you watch TV -- and they do not make allowances for or provide an option for someone who does NOT watch TV nor have one. Stuff like this. They have tunnel-vision sometimes and some of 'em need to go to SC to see how it SHOULD be done.

Depends on the survey. If the choices are ranking, then more than five or so is usually too much. If they're just options, 10 or more can be okay. It's easier to answer a survey like "Which of these people have you heard of?" with 30 options than a survey like "What would you do in this situation?" with 30 options.

Other, it depends on the survey. I've done some with only a few choices and I've done some with probably 25 choices. I TRY to cover every possible choice but I usually end up missing one that someone will bring up after it has already came out of qual.

What makes a survey gay?

I can never make a, Oh me n this spelling thing I give up........

Wouldn't it depend on the kind of survey you're creating? Some surveys just call for more options than others, some, such as an essay survey, call for none.

It depends on the type of the survey itself, there is no absolute here.

It appears I was vague..oops..my bad..

> It appears I was vague..oops..my bad..

Dummy.




Heheheheh... just kidding!

Ouch, that hurt...*hit self* right here!
just kidding

It depends on the choices. Some people make damn funny surveys with hilarious choices. Others are just damn boring and you find yourself nodding off while trying to read them all because they go on forever and ever.

I believe it would depend entirely on what the survey is about...

Guess it depends on what the survey is about.

Yep..'twas established..haha

depends on the survey

I'd say 10+, because that many options gets tedious to read. That is what the 'other' option is for.

never seen too many so im not sure.

I do not know 5 hundred or fewer choices I guess and who really knows, I want my choice if I can have it

More than 7.

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I'm not sure that I've ever seen one so far. At least, apart from ranking surveys. Ranking surveys should be kept to...I don't know... ten or fewer...maybe eight...something like that.

Otherwise, more than a hundred would probably be pretty cumbersome.

umm.........how many choices do i get to answer this one?

It depends on the survey. Some surveys need lots of choices. Most only need a few.

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> What makes a survey gay?

Me.

LMFAO!!