Hi Sonal

I would agree with the others that when you have so few response
options, radio buttons are preferable over drop downs. This is
because the radio buttons expose the options to the user and require
one less 'click'. The only reason you might choose to use a drop
down regardless is because of limited space.

With regards to the question about whether or not to include a
'don't know' option, Chauncey is spot on. The point is whether
don't know is a valid response for any of your users, given the
question. 

I recently wrote an article on chosing response options for closed
questions (i.e. just what you are doing). You might find it useful:

http://formulate.com.au/articles/closed-question-response-categories/

Best,
Jessica Enders
Principal, Formulate Information Design
http://formulate.com.au


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