Yes/No question type | LimeSurvey

Yes/No

About Yes/No

Yes/No is a ready-made question with the answers Yes and No. It needs no answer options. Use it for clear either-or questions, and as a filter: show follow-up questions only to participants who answered Yes.

A Yes No question as participants see it, with the buttons Yes, No and No answer

When the question is not mandatory, participants can also pick No answer.

Add a Yes/No question

  1. Click the purple + in the top bar. The question type picker opens.

  2. Under Ranking & rating, click Yes/No. The question appears at the end of the current question group.

  3. Click Your question here and type your question.

Settings that matter

Select the question to open its settings on the right.

  • Display type (Simple tab): Buttons shows large buttons with icons, Radio a plain list of radio buttons.
  • Mandatory (Simple tab): On requires an answer and removes No answer.

How the answers are stored

The answer is Y for Yes and N for No, and empty for No answer. In a condition, a question with the code Q015 answered with Yes is Q015 == "Y".

Next steps

FAQ

Can I add "Don't know"?

Not to this type: its answers are fixed. Use List (radio) or Single choice buttons with the answers Yes, No and Don't know.

How do I show a question only to people who answered Yes?

Select the follow-up question and add a condition in the Condition designer of its settings, for example Q015 == "Y". See Conditions: show a question only when it applies.