Nfield Code Version 1.1

Question Overview

If no filters are applied, the Question Overview displays all open-ended questions in the project. It offers feedback on the progress of coding questions, as well as a number of properties for each question. Click Icon Question Overview to display the Question Overview.

Question Overview

In alphabetical order, the grid contains the following information. Note that some of these fields may not be visible depending on the column configuration.

Answers
The total number of open-ended answers of any type (text, bitmap, voice recording) for the question.

Coded
The total number of open-ended answers that have been coded.

Locked For Teaming
Specifies whether answers to the question are locked for teaming. When answers to a question are locked, they cannot be coded nor can you make any modifications to the question details or the Code Frame until the teaming files have been re-imported into the main project file. The values are:

Value Meaning

Not Locked

None of the answers to this question have been locked for teaming

Partial

Only some answers to this question have been locked for teaming purposes

Full

All answers to the question have been locked for teaming

Max Codes Allowed
The maximum codes that can be selected for a single open-ended answer.

Partially Coded
The total number of answers that have been marked as partially coded.

Question Coding Type
Specifies how the question may be coded. The values are:

Value Meaning

Single

Only one code may be given for open-ended answers from this question

Multiple

Multiple codes may be given for open-ended answers from this question, up until a maximum if one is specified

Do Not Code

The question is blocked for coding

Question Key
The question key as applied in the original questionnaire. The question key comes in three different formats:

Format Meaning Example

Q[n]

Fully open-ended question n

Q40

Q[n]_C[c]

Semi open-ended question n with codes, of which code c was open-ended

Q35_C99

Q[n]_Audio

Open-ended question n containing audio recordings

Q25_Audio

Question Name
The question export name as it was specified in the export from the NIPO Fieldwork System. This is defined by the ODIN script command *VAR. If none was defined, this equals the question key.

Question Text
The question text label as it was specified in the export from the NIPO Fieldwork System. This is defined by the ODIN script command *LABEL.

Question Type
The question type as it was defined in the questionnaire script. The values are:

Value Meaning

Single

The original question had one or more codes and an open-ended code. Only one answer could be given to the question

Multiple

The original question had one or more codes and an open-ended code. More answers could be given to the question

Open

The question was fully open-ended, no discrete codes were available for the question

Recording

The answers to the question have been recorded as audio

Appointment Note

The open-ended answers are strictly appointment notes specified by interviewers in CATI or Face-to-Face fieldwork

Note To Question

The open-ended answer was specified on a question that did not have an option to give open-ended answers

Shared Code Frame
The name of the shared Code Frame for the question, if any was used.

Translated Question Text
The translation of the question text for the selected working language.

Uncoded
The total number of answers for this question that have not been coded. This does not include the partially coded answers.

Update Date
Date and time of the last action on this question.

Update User
The name of the user who last performed any action on this question.

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