You can choose among several different types of surveys, including
What does it mean to have effective and clear survey questions?
It means that each and every question in your survey is simple, understandable, and neutral. In other words, it does not touch any sensitive aspects of respondents’ lives and does not abuse them in any way. A good survey question addresses one issue at a time. A perfect survey contains few substantive questions that do not cause any redundancy or confusion among respondents.
Two different formats can be used: 1) Close-ended or forced and 2) open-ended. Feel free to combine these two types of questions in the same survey.
Imagine that you want to survey the patterns of healthcare service and insurance utilization among adults. An example of a forced question:
Ordering matters. This is why it is so important to arrange and organize all survey questions logically and professionally. Begin with the easiest questions and move gradually toward the most challenging and sensitive ones. Remember that even if you receive 90 percent of completed surveys, some of them may lack proper answers.