Yes, that's fair.
I edited my post above but you may not have seen it. I'd recommend putting the exact same value in name
and label
if you have no intention to use codes in your analysis. You can use a spreadsheet formula to make sure they stay synchronized. For example, set the label as you want it, and in name
, type =
and then click on the corresponding label column. You can drag this formula down so all items use it.
This will always work with select ones. With select multiples, make sure that the values you set for name
have no spaces in them because selected values are separated by spaces. For example, you might get the value Northern Area hospital Rural clinic Private Medical Centre
which would be hard to use in analysis. This is why there's typically a difference between name
and label
-- label values are convenient for humans but it's easier to do automated analysis with short codes that are guaranteed to be unique.