Survey Prompts

Surveys are everywhere. Sometimes open-ended prompts are included to understand specifics or get a better understanding about an issue.

If you want to get the most out of the responses, you can code the data. Coding in Excel is often simple enough - see Coding. The key is having a good coding dictionary that helps retrace your steps, follow in the footsteps of others, or align your work with others. Coded data can be linked to other survey responses.

Open-ended prompts help dive deeper into important areas

• We realize we may have not captured everything about your demographics. If you would like to say more about communities you represent, please feel free to share.* (open field)
  *Phrasing from Dr. Mollie Marr to be inclusive of demographic and identity categories not represented (F30MH118762).

• What would you want [NIH, other programs, future students, other patients] to know about [topic]?