Likert Scales


The following choices may help you when you design an attitude instrument. The bold face sets are the most popular.


AGREEMENT

  • Strongly Agree 
  • Agree 
  • Undecided 
  • Disagree 
  • Strongly Disagree
  • Agree Strongly
  • Agree Moderately
  • Agree Slightly
  • Disagree Slightly
  • Disagree Moderately
  • Disagree Strongly
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Undecided
  • Disagree
  • Agree Very Strongly
  • Agree Strongly
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Disagree Strongly
  • Disagree Very Strongly
  • Yes
  • No
  • Completely Agree
  • Mostly Agree
  • Slightly Agree
  • Slightly Disagree
  • Mostly Disagree
  • Completely Disagree
  • Disagree Strongly
  • Disagree
  • Tend to Disagree
  • Tend to Agree
  • Agree
  • Agree Strongly

FREQUENCY

  • Very Frequently
  • Frequently
  • Occasionally
  • Rarely 
  • Very Rarely
  • Never
  • Always 
  • Very Frequently
  • Occasionally 
  • Rarely 
  • Very Rarely 
  • Never
  • Always
  • Usually
  • About Half the Time
  • Seldom
  • Never
  • Almost Always
  • To a Considerable Degree
  • Occasionally
  • Seldom
  • A Great Deal
  • Much
  • Somewhat
  • Little
  • Never
  • Often
  • Sometimes
  • Seldom
  • Never
  • Always
  • Very Often
  • Sometimes
  • Rarely
  • Never

IMPORTANCE

  • Very Important 
  • Important 
  • Moderately Important 
  • Of Little Importance 
  • Unimportant
  • Very Important
  • Moderately Important
  • Unimportant
  • Very Important
  • Important
  • Neither Important or Unimportant
  • Unimportant
  • Very Unimportant

QUALITY

  • Very Good
  • Good
  • Barely Acceptable
  • Poor
  • Very Poor
  • Extremely Poor 
  • Below Average 
  • Average 
  • Above Average 
  • Excellent
  • Good
  • Fair
  • Poor

LIKELIHOOD

  • Like Me 
  • Unlike Me
  • To a Great Extent
  • Somewhat
  • Very Little
  • Not at All
  • True
  • False
  • Definitely
  • Very Probably
  • Probably
  • Possibly
  • Probably Not
  • Very Probably Not
  • Almost Always True 
  • Usually True 
  • Often True 
  • Occasionally True 
  • Sometimes But Infrequently True 
  • Usually Not True 
  • Almost Never True
  • True of Myself
  • Mostly True of Myself
  • About Halfway True of Myself
  • Slightly True Of Myself
  • Not at All True of Myself

Sample Front Page from an Instrument Using a Likert Scale…

About Me Survey Sample

Del Siegle, Ph.D.
Neag School of Education – University of Connecticut
del.siegle@uconn.edu

www.delsiegle.com

11/24/2010