Design for UX/survey protocol

Increase readability

Markup with HTML tags

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Color

<font color = "blue">Blue</font>
<font color = "#e33d30">Red<font>

Blue
Red

Question

WHAT IS THE MAIN MATERIAL USED FOR THE HOUSE FLOOR?

Markup

WHAT IS THE <font color="blue">MAIN MATERIAL</font> USED FOR THE HOUSE <font color="blue">FLOOR</font>?

Result

WHAT IS THE MAIN MATERIAL USED FOR THE HOUSE FLOOR?

Question

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Markup

During the <font color = "green">past 7 days</font>, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Result

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Question

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Markup

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume <font color="blue">[ITEM]</font> within the household?

Result

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Question

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume ITEM within the household?

Markup

During the <font color = "green">past 7 days</font>, did members of your household consume <font color="red">[ITEM]</font> within the household?

Result

During the past 7 days, did members of your household consume [ITEM] within the household?

Spacing

Line breaks

This is some text
<br><br>
SOME TEXT AFTER A SPACE
Result This is some text

SOME TEXT AFTER A SPACE

Paragraphs

<p>This is some paragraph text</p>
<p>SOME TEST AFTER A SPACE</p>
Results This is some paragraph text

SOME TEST AFTER A SPACE

What is [NAME]’s father’s main occupation ?

DESCRIBE IN A FEW WORDS E.G. PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, BRICK LAYER, ETC.

What is [NAME]'s father’s main occupation ?
<br><br>
DESCRIBE IN A FEW WORDS E.G. PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, BRICK LAYER, ETC.

Did your household purchase materials with the intention of undertaking the maintenance or repair of the household itself in the past 12 months?

Consider activities of repair and maintanance that have to be undertaken regularly in order to maintain the dwelling in good working order, that do not change the dwelling’s performance, capacity or expected service life and that, as such, are normally carried out by both owner occupiers and tenants 

<p>Did your household purchase materials with the intention of undertaking the maintenance or repair of the household itself in the past 12 months?</p>

<p>Consider activities of repair and maintanance that have to be undertaken regularly in order to maintain the dwelling in good working order, that do not change the dwelling’s performance, capacity or expected service life and that, as such, are normally carried out by both owner occupiers and tenants</p>

Emojis for glancable reading

Section

Sub-section

Improve inputs

Radio buttons v. combo box

Radio buttons too long

  • Too many options
  • Occupy most/all of a screen
  • Easier to search by typing than scrolling

Combo box too limiting

  • Interviewers don’t know list
  • Interviewers don’t know to search
  • Only see first 20 options

When to use

Radio buttons

  • Less than 10 answer options
  • Answer list to be read aloud
  • Answer list not known / not amenable to search by typing

Combo box

  • More than 10 answer options
  • Interviewer knows that searching to be done
  • Answer list known / amenable to typing

Follow protocol

When order matters

First, enumerate; then, collect details