User's Manual

SurveyMonkey User Manual
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select more than one answer, it will not skip correctly. The logic will only skip
according to the first answer choice selected.
c. Forward Pattern:
Due to the functionality of the logic, we recommend setting up the logic question on
a page by itself or as the last question on a page. Logic should only skip respondents
forward in the survey. Skipping backwards will just create a loop.
d. What is Page vs. Question Skip Logic:
Page and Question skip logic serve different purposes. Do not use Question and Page
skip logic on the same page.
PAGE skip logic does NOT require a specific answer and will jump automatically
to the designated page no matter what is answered on the page. (Page logic
will override the question skip logic.)
QUESTION skip Logic advances respondents to a page or series of follow-up
questions based on the answer to a particular question.
e. When to Use Question Skip Logic:
If you want to set up skip logic so that respondents will be asked some follow-up
questions based on their response to a particular question, then you will want to
place skip logic on a question. When you place skip logic on a question, it is generally
a good idea to have this question as the last question on a survey page. Then you
could place your follow-up question(s) on a separate page immediately following the
current page. Your skip logic rule should be set up so that the respondents who do
not choose the specific answer you are looking for will skip over the page of follow-up
questions when they click “Next >>.”
f. When to Use Page Skip Logic:
If you have more than one group of follow-up questions and only want respondents to
answer one group depending on their answer to a particular question, then you
will want to create separate pages - one for each group of questions. This time, if
respondents get sent to the first page of follow-up questions because of the way they
answered your question, you do not want them to continue to the second page of
follow-up questions. This is where you would want to place skip logic on the page.
You could set up skip logic on this page so that when the respondents clicked “Next
>>” they will skip over the other pages of follow-up questions and continue with the
survey.