Using quotas and screen outs

Quotas and screen outs help you to limit the number of surveys responses submitted.  

A quotas can limit the total number of responses submitted, as well as allocating the total responses based on the answer to a question or a derived variable.

A screen out allows you to select which participants can progress through the questionnaire based on their answers to the screen out questions. This does not limit the total responses submitted.

Using quotas and screen outs

In the Quotas and Screen Outs section you can:

Survey design considerations

There are a number of design considerations to note when creating the questionnaire.

  • The quota and screen outs are checked when the participant moves to the next page or submits the response. A page break should be set after each quota or screen out question.
  • The quota and screen out questions are mandatory in order to calculate the number of responses.
  • The quota and screen out variables must return a single response.
  • Make sure you do not use routing that skips any quota or screen out questions.
  • When a quota or screen out is based on a derived variable then all source questions are also mandatory and should not be skipped using routing.
  • Place the quota or screen out questions near the start of the questionnaire so they can be checked as soon as possible.
  • Mobile responses, collected using Interviewer, are not included in the screen outs or quota limits.
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