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A response is one of the list of possible answers to a single-coded or multi-coded question.  The list of possible answers is called a "response list".

In this documentation "Response" always refers to the answer to a single-coded or multi-coded question.  "Answer" is used for all other question types.

Each response has:

•A number which is stored in the data file unless individual response locations are used

•A text that identifies this response

•Many other optional settings

The response number is usually used during input to select the question response.

One important optional setting is a score value that associates a value with the response when calculating mean scores.

A response can also be designated as a reject response, to be used if all other responses are empty.

A response restrictor can be applied to a question to restrict the available responses for a respondent, see Applying a filter.

For full information about Responses, see Reference Manual, Questions, Responses.

Responses in a variable also have a logic definition that describes who should be in this response.