UPHD - Survey on Social, Health and Overall wellbeing of older people (50+ years)

KENYA, 2006 - 2010
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center,

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7.38 difficulty in last 30 days concentrating for 10 minutes (v0738)

Data file: AllWavesCombined

Overview

vald 5881

invd 10

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 97

Questions and instructions

Literal question

7.38 In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have ... concentrating or doing something for 10 minutes?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	No	0	0%
1	none	3610	61.4%
2	mild	1452	24.7%
3	moderate	617	10.5%
4	severe	161	2.7%
5	extreme/cannot do	38	0.6%
9	not applicable	2	0%
97		1	0%
Sysmiss		10

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question pretext

The next questions ask about difficulties due to health conditions. Health conditions include diseases or illnesses, other health problems that may be short or long lasting, injuries, mental or emotional problems, and problems with alcohol or drugs. Think back over the last 30 days and i would like you to provide me your response whether you have No difficulty, Mild difficulty, Severe difficulty, or Extreme difficulty in doing the following activities.

Question post text

1...NONE;2...MILD;3...MODERATE;4...SEVERE;5...EXTREME/CAN'T DO; 9...NOT APPLICABLE

Interviewer instructions

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Description

Text

Difficulty concentrating or doing something for 10 minutes

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above