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title: "Numeric question in a survey: limits, units and examples"
description: "A number field in Askyo with minimum, maximum, step and unit. When to ask for an exact figure, when ranges work better and what the results show."
url: https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/number
lang: en
last_modified: 2026-09-27
---

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Question type

# Numeric question

A numeric question is a field that accepts only a number, optionally within a minimum and maximum and with a unit such as years, people or dollars. You get values you can average and sort right away, instead of answers like «about twenty» or «10-15» typed into a text box.

Available on the free plan

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## Exact number or ranges: choosing honestly

Ask for an exact number when the person knows it without thinking: age, household size, number of employees in a small team, how many tickets they need.

When the figure is a guess, give ranges instead. Asked for their monthly spend on software, most people invent a number; asked to pick «under 100», «100-500» or «over 500», they answer truthfully and fast. That is a single choice question, not a numeric one.

Set realistic limits. A maximum of 120 on an age question catches the typo «350» without insulting anyone, and a minimum of 1 on «How many people are coming?» prevents a zero that would break your seating plan.

## Numeric question examples

- How many people are coming, including you?
- How old is your child?
- How many years have you worked in this role?

## Limits, unit and the numeric keypad

The block takes a placeholder, a minimum, a maximum, a step and a unit. The unit is shown to the right of the field, so «years» or «people» does not need to be repeated in the question.

On a phone the field opens a numeric keypad with a decimal separator. A value below the minimum gets «Minimum X», above the maximum «Maximum X», and anything that is not a number gets «Enter a number».

In quiz mode a numeric answer can be scored with a tolerance, so 99 or 101 can count as correct when the right answer is 100.

Results show the mean, the median, the range and a small histogram of four or five bins.

What you can set

- hint inside the empty field
- lower bound
- upper bound
- step
- unit of measure

## Templates that already use it

- «Company size (employees)» [B2B lead form](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/lead-b2b) [Leads and contacts](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/lead)
- «How many guests?» [Rental / booking for a period](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/booking-period) [Leads and contacts](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/lead)
- «Monthly salary expectations» [Candidate questionnaire](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/anketa-candidate) [HR and team](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/hr)
- «What is 15 × 12?» [Knowledge test with scoring](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/knowledge-check-test) [Education](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/education)
- «Monthly budget for the category (₽)» [In-depth market research](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/market-research-deep) [Research](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/research)

Frequently asked questions

## Numeric question: common questions

Should I use a number field or a slider?

Use a number field when the respondent knows the exact value and typing it is faster than dragging, as with age or headcount. A slider suits felt quantities with obvious ends, such as workload from 0 to 100, where the precise number matters less than the position.

## Neighbouring types

- [Slider question](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/slider)
- [Quiz builder](https://askyo.ru/en/quiz)
- [Consent](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/consent)
- [Email](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/email)
- [Long answer](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/long-text)
- [Short answer](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/short-text)
- [Multiple choice](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/multi-choice)
- [Phone](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/phone)
- [All question types](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types)

## Build a survey with this question

Ask for figures you can average without cleaning the data first.

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