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Survey Formats - Sample Questions

Creative Organizational Design can help you to avoid common surveying mistakes and provide you with a well-crafted, customized survey that incorporates many different question types and formats.

To obtain useful, accurate, measurable survey results, you need to:

• Focus on a specific topic,
• Speak to a specific group,
• Ask the right questions,
• In the most efficient format,
• Using the most appropriate response choices.

Question Formats

Carefully constructed questions, incorporating specific response variables, can make the difference between collecting accurate or ambiguous data.

We can design any kind of question that you desire, including these formats:

• Choose One
• Choose All That Apply
• Rank-Order or Rating
• Customized Drop-Down List
• Fill-In-The-Blank
• Verbatim or Write-In Response

For examples of different question types and formats, see our sample online survey below.

Sample Online Survey for Employees

This sample survey illustrates some of the types of questions & formats available and illustrates how your customized survey might appear.

Please note: This is not a real, working survey; it will not submit any answers or record any information.

Demographics:

(Collect any kind or number of demographics that you require.)

A	Are you:
	Male
	Female

 

B

What State do you live in?

- Select One - Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

 

C	What is your age? (Question Type: Customized Drop-Down List)
	- Select One - Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65+

 

D	How long have you been employed by ABC Company?
	Less than 1 year
	1 - 2 years
	3 - 4 years
	5 - 6 years
	6+ years

 

Survey Questions:

(Ask any number of questions in any format.)

1.	I have a good understanding of the duties/responsibilities of my job. (Question Type: Choose One)
	Strongly Agree
	Agree
	Neutral
	Disagree
	Strongly Disagree

 

2.	I would describe ABC Company's management style as: (Question Type: Choose All That Apply)
	Friendly
	Intimidating
	Fair
	Unfair
	Approachable
	Unapproachable
	Caring
	Uncaring
	Democratic
	Unreliable

 

3.	Performance Standards for each employee are:
		Yes	No
	Focused on how the job should be performed
	Focused on a set of mutually agreed to objectives
	Based on the competencies needed for the position
	Focused on outcomes, allowing each person to find his or her route

 

4.	What do you need most from ABC Company's management team?
	Communication
	Coaching
	Teamwork
	Training
	On-Site Support
	Inter-Departmental Communication
	Other  (Question Type: Fill-In-The-Blank)

 

5.	Rank these items in order of importance to you. (Use #1 as most important) (Question Type: Rank-Order or Rating)
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Benefits
	Salary
	Job Satisfaction
	Job Security
	Career Opportunities
	Training
	Work-Life Balance

 

6.	My greatest concern as an employee is... (Question Type: Verbatim or Write-In Response)

 

Thank you for your participation.  Your responses are important to us. Once we have received all responses, we will inform you of the results.

 

Interested in our custom survey services? Contact Us for a free quote.