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    In case you are going to use the checkbox remember to change the text accordingly. "Do you have whatever?" in a checkbox makes no sense, IMO. The text should be "I have whatever". Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 10:57
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    "We do not need to cover all 3 cases, the null case is just the initial state and it is impossible to go further in the form without selecting either "Yes" or "No", hence the maintenance difficulty mention." -- If you use a checkbox, users will be allowed to skip the question by keeping the box unticked. Is that a desirable behavior, or do you need the user to provide an answer? Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 12:01
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    @KarlNicoll you cannot skip a question using checkboxes. Unless your only two choices are "opt-in" or "skip" in some fashion. With a question of "Do you have whatever?", not ticking the box would be an implicit "No, I do not have it" and wouldn't mean "I skip this question". Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 13:11
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    @VLAZ The question can be "skipped" in the sense that the user has not provided an answer. If you give inputs a default value you have to accept that for every answer that is the same as the default value you don't know whether the user has chosen that answer or overlooked / forgotten to put something. Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 14:01
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    Using a question style label and a checkbox is not a good idea. (I know it’s only a sample phrase but after all it’s a nitpicking question to start with) Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 0:48