The term precoded also refers to a type of question that is asked by interviewers as though it is an open- ended question, but it has precoded responses that interviewers are to use to match (code) respondents' answers rather than copy down the verbatim given by the respondent.

What is pre coded questions in sociology?

A question that offers the respondent answers from which they must choose from.

What is pre coded?

Coded beforehand; involving or exemplifying a pre-existing or previously devised system of codes; especially represented by or involving previously identified categories of expected response to a questionnaire.