1. Questionnaire Design in Statistics Denmark
Pia Thomsen
Sigge Stenild
Forms design team

2. Web forms – design and functionality Demonstration of InfoPath program
Agenda
From paper to web
Web forms – design and functionality
Demonstration of InfoPath program
Respondent evaluation

3. Web vs. Paper forms: Advantages
Costs
Dissemination and data collection: less paper, printing, postage
Can be sent several times, to many respondents
Includes all reminders
Data
Quick data collection directly to database
Dynamic error correction during data entry
Burden reduction
Copy > Paste data from digital sources
Auto calculation, carry-over, search functions
Auto validation – reduction in re-contact to respondent
Auto-routing, skip irrelevant questions

4. Web vs. Paper forms: Challenges
Costs
Development, changes, maintenance, test
Access
Needs PC and internet
Log-in, security, technical problems (breakdown)
Implementation
IT capacity – internal and external
IT qualifications
Browser and other set-up
Understanding the tasks
Readability, amount of text
Overview, screen size
Orientation, navigation, design of routing

5. From paper to web Web as a supplement to paper
Paper form on the screen
Web as the primary method
Dynamic form with a PDF draft
Adaption of text to web
Shorten, structure, break up instructions into small portions
Show/hide supplementary questions, instructions

6. Web forms – design and functionality
Routing:
Filter questions
Selection
Help functions:
Automatic calculation
Search function
Hyperlinks
Instructions
Prefill

7. Web forms – design and functionality
Routing:
Filter questions
Selection
Help functions:
Automatic calculation
Search function
Hyperlinks
Instructions
Prefill

8. Web forms – Error correction
Types of validation:
Soft, semi-soft, hard
Support texts
Carry-over of figures
Automatic calculation
Searching
Dynamic lists
Cross-validation

9. Web forms – Error correction
Types of validation:
Soft, semi-soft, hard
Support texts
Carry-over of figures
Automatic calculation
Searching
Dynamic lists
Cross-validation

10. InfoPath program
Microsoft Office InfoPath is a software application for designing, distributing, filling and submitting electronic forms containing structured data
XML data structure separate from formatting
Design area with various controls (dropdowns, text boxes, etc.) are bound to data fields represented separately as a hierarchical tree view of folders and data fields