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# Convert a Survey Item into a Demographic Filter

Converting a survey item to a filterable demographic field allows you to take questions from a survey and add them as a demographic value that can be measured and filtered within heatmaps, snapshots, correlations and comment reports. To convert a survey item, please follow these steps:

1. Click **Admin**, then the survey title name.

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2. Click **Survey Items**, select the item you wish to convert, then click **Fields**.

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3. Click on the text and add a demographic report label that makes sense for your reporting purposes. Click **Add to Demographics**. Note: If you have translated survey questions, you can add the translated report label.

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4. Once added, you will be able to use these demographic labels within filters and demographic dropdowns across the reporting platform.

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> **Ranked choice items cannot be converted.** Ranked choice questions are not available as demographic filters. To filter on a ranked choice answer, use a **Survey Item** filter instead, which supports both the option and the rank position. See Filter Data.


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