Adding and Removing Banner Variables in the Crosstab Workspace

Overview

Control which groups appear as columns in your crosstab, and save a banner you'll reuse across tables. The banner is the "compare by" side of the table.

Step-by-step

1. Open the banner rail — in the Crosstabs workspace, find BANNER — GROUPS TO COMPARE on the left.

2. Add a variable quickly — click Quick banner… to pick a demographic in one click. Each of its answers becomes a column.

3. Add any question as a banner — click + Add banner variable to choose any question in the survey, not just demographics.

4. Remove a variable — click the × on the banner chip to drop it. Total always remains as the baseline column.

5. Save a banner book — under BANNER BOOKS, click Save current banner to reuse the same column set on other tables.

Tips

Tip: Save your standard banner (age × gender × region, or whatever your team always cuts by) as a banner book once. Every future table starts consistent, and your deck stops drifting between charts.

Note: Every banner column splits your sample further. A 120-response survey cut by six age groups leaves ~20 per column — enough to see direction, not enough for confident precision.

Related articles

• Building Your First Cross-Tabulation Table — the basics
• Understanding Statistical Significance Badges in Crosstab Cells — reading the columns
• Filtering Crosstab Results to Clean Respondents Only — narrow the base