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The short weekly studies provide us with a great understanding of how our members feel about the various internet issues and trends. Studies are conducted on line, taking a random sample of about 1000 members, who are also encouraged to submit additional comments.

Click any of the Studies listed below to view summary results and a selection of participant comments.

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Participants

Q260032. Coupons	2026-08-21 to 09-08	600
Q260031. Quit	2026-08-14 to 09-02	600
Q260030. Menu Options	2026-08-07 to 08-25	600
Q260029. Adult Sites	2026-07-31 to 08-18	600
Q260028. Time Spent	2026-07-24 to 08-12	600
Q260027. Free vs Paid	2026-07-17 to 08-05	600

Study Q260030. Menu Options

Question -
There has been a great deal of controversy recently about the optimal length of menus on web pages.

Some people argue that shorter menus with few general options, are better because they are easier to scan. Others argue that longer menus are better because they include more options and therefore allow for a more accurate selection.

In general terms, what do you think is the optimal size of a menu?

Responses -

ID	Response	%
1	5 or less items	23.3
2	6 or 7 items	46.0
3	8 or 9 items	18.0
4	10 or more	10.5
9	Other	2.2
	Total %	100.0

Participant Comments (randomly selected) -

ID	Comment	Member	From	Sex	Age
4213311	I'd rather have a long menu with all the options than have to click through levels of menu to find what I want	karen	Australia	F	58
4212801	More surveys to participate in every day	ma	Brazil	F	41
4212269	No comments	Yasir	India	M	39
4212283	the lesser the better	rian	Indonesia	M	44
4212850	It's not about the size of the menu, but about the proper arrangement of items and sub-items; then there will be logical and clear navigation on the site.	Andrey	Ukraine	M	37
4213842	It depends on what one is looking for and whether those options on menu are necessary or not....	Bruno	South Africa	M	58
4213294	Želim više i čeđće ankete za srbiju ...	milena	Serbia	F	45
4213044	A menu of around 6–7 items provides a good balance between simplicity and giving users enough options to choose from it	Hardeep	United Kingdom	M	32
4213485	First menus are to filter, then you could have submenus	Bermardo	Brazil	M	42
4212515	Menus with around 6–7 options provide a good balance between having enough choices and keeping the menu easy to scan and understand.	Tarnveer	India	M	35
4212704	I personally think that 6 or 7 items is an ideal menu size because it provides enough choices while keeping the menu easy to scan and compare.	Tarnveer	Australia	M	35
4212416	the shorter the better	Teodor	Bulgaria	M	51
4212439	fewer menus are the best	Georgina	Nigeria	F	21
4212462	I do not have any comments	Carlos	Brazil	M	40
4213815	between 10-20 items. More than that is overwhelming.	Ana	United States	F	66
4213251	Usually, 10+ items but it often depends on the size of the restaurant, eatery or food truck.	Catharine	United States	F	59

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