Checkboxes Question

Checkboxes is a simple closed-ended question type that lets respondents select multiple answers from a defined list of choices.

Creating a Checkboxes Question

To add this question type:

1. Drag and drop Checkboxes into your survey from the BUILDER section.
2. Enter question text.
3. In the Answers fields, enter each answer choice.
4. Configure any additional options.
5. Click Save.

Options & Settings

Under the Edit, Options, and Logic tabs, you can further customize the question in the following ways:

• Score the question (enable quiz mode)
• Require a specific number, range, or limit of choices
• Add an "Other" answer option or comment field
• Carry forward responses
• Require an answer
• Change the question size and layout
• Sort, randomize, or flip answer choices
• Add question skip logic
• Add question and answer piping

Learn more: Editing Questions

Survey Behavior

Before you send out your survey, preview your survey design to see what your survey will look like to respondents.

If you require respondents to answer a specific range or number of answer choices, make sure to customize the error message to reflect the requirement so respondents will know how to answer the question correctly.

Analyzing Results

Checkbox questions are easy to analyze since they are closed-ended. You can create Filter and Compare rules to break down your survey results, and every chart type is available for this question.