Variable type overview

Variable type		Description
	Single response variable	See Categorical variables.
	Multiple response variable	See Categorical variables.
	Numeric variable	See Numeric variables.
	Text variable	See Text variables.
	Date variable	A variable that stores date and time information.
	Loop	See Loops and grids.
	Expanded Loop	See Loops and grids.
	Categorical grid	Grids can be categorical or numeric. See Loops and grids.
	Numeric grid	Grids can be categorical or numeric. See Loops and grids.
	Boolean variable	See Boolean variables.
	Compound	See Blocks and compounds.
	Block	See Blocks and compounds.
	Weighting variable	See Applying weighting.
	Block system variable	System variables can be of different variable types including blocks, categorical, numeric, grids, and so on.
	Categorical system variable
	Numeric system variable
	Edited multiple response variable	This can be an existing variable that has been edited or a new variable that has been created from other variables. For example, you can edit a categorical variable by combining categories, or you can create a numeric variable to show the sum of the values stored in two or more other numeric variables. In some cases the edits to the variable may have been made outside UNICOM Intelligence Reporter, so the variable has an edit symbol when you first open the survey data. Edited variables can be based on variable types such as categorical, numeric, text, date, and boolean variables.
	Edited numeric variable
	Filter variable	This is a variable that has been created by saving a filter as a variable.
	Table variable	This is a variable that has been created from all the variables on the top or side of the table using the New Variable from Side/Top option.
	Information variable	This contains instruction text for use when filling in the questionnaire. It cannot be included in analyses.
	Database simple variable	This renders as a single response categorical variable. The categories are not defined in a list but are instead stored in a database. Categories are generated in derived variables when performing database categorization. The derived variable is generated as a helper field.
	Database multiple variable	This renders as a multiple response variable. The categories are not defined in a list but are instead stored in a database. Categories are generated in derived variables when performing database categorization. The derived variable is generated as a helper field.
	Database array variable	This renders as a loop/grid. Iterations are not defined in a list but are instead stored in a database. Iterations are retrieved from a database. The derived variable is generated under the Array.Fields collection and stores the iterations when performing database categorization.