As you probably realize, the simple answers are maybe, maybe, no, and yes. Some perceived improvements, variables which couldn t be controlled in a booklet survey, revolve around controlling the respondent s behavior. Up-front data edits can limit answers to valid choices. When appropriate, the disk survey can force the respondent to step through each line one at a time and even control how fast one can move from each line to the next. In a booklet, one could simply turn the page with nary a glance at any entry on the page.
Nothing is ever easy.
Well, we never encountered a question that long before. Make it shorter. That always happens if your program window is too large or too small. Make sure it s always just the right size. Depending on the number of background questions you ask, of course.