I am preparing questionnaire on self medication habit of consumer in which one of the item of standardized scale is about asking for reason for self medication : Question is like Which is your most preferred reasons for self medicating or using drugs without a doctor’s prescription? then in options 7 reasons are mentioned . But i am confused is it the right way to ask or i should draft separate question for each of the option and note consumer preference on a 5 point likert scale as i think that way i can apply more statistical test while in the former case only possible form is Chi-square test.. also comment can i use both ways in he same questionnaire. please feel free to comment suggest or modify my question and give appropriate answer.
Please correct me if I have got this wrong.
Your---quantitative---study question has returned 7 reasons for self-medication; this is ok, but very superficial if left at that.
Drafting a separate question for each of these 7 reasons, and using the 5-point Likert scale will return more comprehensive answers as to reasons for self-medication-----still within a quantitative paradigm.
But if you really want comprehensive answers as to why respondents self-medicate, you might consider incorporating a complementary qualitative element into your project by following-up with a third data-collection tactic of asking open questions based on the first two steps implemented-----initial question returning 7 reasons for self-medication, and 5-point Likert scale applied to each of the 7 reasons.
Overall---assuming, from what you say, that the quantitative is your 'first love'---this strategy will return the most comprehensive data as to why your respondents self-medicate.
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