Lab-United - Online-Research

States as drop-down menu (in GERMAN)

With drop-down menus one can save a lot of space and kinda pretend to have a short survey. However, one should still be careful applying drop-down menus and consider that a user needs more time to choose the appropriate answer in a drop-down menu than in choosing the right radio button or a check box. In some cases drop-down menus are, on the other hand, the only choice, especially when the list of possible answers to choose from is rather long. From cognitive psychology we know that the human being is able to comprehend up to six elements at the same time, hence drop-down menus should only be used with more than 7 possible answers.

This is what it could look like:
In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?

    HTML-Source
<p>In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?<br> <select size="1" name="switzerland"> <option value="0"> Bitte auswählen</option> <option value="1"> Aargau</option> <option value="2"> Appenzell-Ausserrhoden</option> <option value="3"> Appenzell-Innerrhoden</option> <option value="4"> Basel-Land</option> <option value="5"> Basel-Stadt</option> <option value="6"> Bern</option> <option value="7"> Fribourg</option> <option value="8"> Geneve</option> <option value="9"> Glarus</option> <option value="10"> Graubünden</option> <option value="11"> Jura</option> <option value="12"> Luzern</option> <option value="13"> Neuenburg</option> <option value="14"> Nidwalden</option> <option value="15"> Obwalden</option> <option value="16"> Schaffhausen</option> <option value="17"> Schwyz</option> <option value="18"> Solothurn</option> <option value="19"> St. Gallen</option> <option value="20"> Tessin</option> <option value="21"> Thurgau</option> <option value="22"> Uri</option> <option value="23"> Waadt</option> <option value="24"> Wallis</option> <option value="25"> Zug</option> <option value="26"> Zürich</option> <option value="27"> Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz</option> </select>



States (Kantones Switzerland) with radio buttons

Simple list

In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Land
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneve
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Luzern
Neuenburg
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Tessin
Thurgau
Uri
Waadt
Wallis
Zug
Zürich
Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

    HTML-Source
<p>In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="1"> Aargau<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="2"> Appenzell Ausserrhoden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="3"> Appenzell Innerrhoden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="4"> Basel-Land<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="5"> Basel-Stadt<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="6"> Bern<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="7"> Fribourg<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="8"> Geneve<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="9"> Glarus<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="10"> Graubünden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="11"> Jura<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="12"> Luzern<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="13"> Neuenburg<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="14"> Nidwalden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="15"> Obwalden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="16"> Schaffhausen<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="17"> Schwyz<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="18"> Solothurn<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="19"> St. Gallen<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="20"> Tessin<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="21"> Thurgau<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="22"> Uri<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="23"> Waadt<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="24"> Wallis<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="25"> Zug<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="26"> Zürich<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="27"> Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

List with "blind" table
In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?

Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Land
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneve
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Luzern
Neuenburg
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Tessin
Thurgau
Uri
Waadt
Wallis
Zug
Zürich
Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

    HTML-Source
<p>In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?<br> <table width="420" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr> <td width="220" valign="top"> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="1"> Aargau<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="2"> Appenzell Ausserrhoden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="3"> Appenzell Innerrhoden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="4"> Basel-Land<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="5"> Basel-Stadt<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="6"> Bern<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="7"> Fribourg<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="8"> Geneve<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="9"> Glarus<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="10"> Graubünden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="11"> Jura<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="12"> Luzern<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="13"> Neuenburg<br> </td><td width="220" valign="top"> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="14"> Nidwalden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="15"> Obwalden<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="16"> Schaffhausen<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="17"> Schwyz<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="18"> Solothurn<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="19"> St. Gallen<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="20"> Tessin<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="21"> Thurgau<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="22"> Uri<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="23"> Waadt<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="24"> Wallis<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="25"> Zug<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="26"> Zürich<br> <input type="radio" name="switzerland" value="27"> Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz </td></tr></table>

States as checkboxes

The same applies here as it already has with radio buttons. The only difference is that checkboxes allow multiple answers.

Simple list

In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Land
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneve
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Luzern
Neuenburg
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Tessin
Thurgau
Uri
Waadt
Wallis
Zug
Zürich
Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

    HTML-Source
<p>In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="1"> Aargau<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="2"> Appenzell Ausserrhoden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="3"> Appenzell Innerrhoden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="4"> Basel-Land<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="5"> Basel-Stadt<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="6"> Bern<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="7"> Fribourg<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="8"> Geneve<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="9"> Glarus<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="10"> Graubünden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="11"> Jura<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="12"> Luzern<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="13"> Neuenburg<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="14"> Nidwalden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="15"> Obwalden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="16"> Schaffhausen<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="17"> Schwyz<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="18"> Solothurn<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="19"> St. Gallen<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="20"> Tessin<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="21"> Thurgau<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="22"> Uri<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="23"> Waadt<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="24"> Wallis<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="25"> Zug<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="26"> Zürich<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="27"> Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

List with "blind" tables
In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?

Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Land
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneve
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Luzern
Neuenburg
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Tessin
Thurgau
Uri
Waadt
Wallis
Zug
Zürich
Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz

    HTML-Source
<p>In welchem Kanton wohnen Sie?<br> <table width="420" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr> <td width="220" valign="top"> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="1"> Aargau<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="2"> Appenzell Ausserrhoden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="3"> Appenzell Innerrhoden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="4"> Basel-Land<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="5"> Basel-Stadt<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="6"> Bern<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="7"> Fribourg<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="8"> Geneve<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="9"> Glarus<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="10"> Graubünden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="11"> Jura<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="12"> Luzern<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="13"> Neuenburg<br> </td><td width="220" valign="top"> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="14"> Nidwalden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="15"> Obwalden<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="16"> Schaffhausen<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="17"> Schwyz<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="18"> Solothurn<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="19"> St. Gallen<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="20"> Tessin<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="21"> Thurgau<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="22"> Uri<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="23"> Waadt<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="24"> Wallis<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="25"> Zug<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="26"> Zürich<br> <input type="checkbox" name="switzerland" value="27"> Kein Wohnsitz in der Schweiz </td></tr></table>

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