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,

CSV JSON

Digits forward total score (v1614)

Data file: AllWavesCombined

Overview

vald 1226

invd 4665

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 99

Questions and instructions

Literal question

16.14 Total score (the series number in the longest series repeated without error in Trail 1 or 2)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0		3	0.2%
2		49	4%
3		114	9.3%
4		110	9%
5		67	5.5%
6		16	1.3%
7		1	0.1%
9		1	0.1%
95	Missing	0	0%
97	Refused	0	0%
98	Don't Know	0	0%
99	NA	865	70.6%
Sysmiss		4665

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

Digits Span - Digits Forward

I am going to say some numbers to you. Listen carefully, and when I am through, say them right after me. I want you to repeat each set of numbers exactly as I say them to you. For example ....

Question post text

(Maximum = 9 points)

Interviewer instructions

FW: SAY DIGITS IN SERIES 2 TRIAL AND WAIT FOR CORRECT RESPONSE "1-2". IF RESPONSE IS INCORRECT, TRY AGAIN WITH "5-3" (DIGITS IN TRIAL 2 OF SERIES 2). IF RESPONSE IS ALSO INCORRECT, MARK "0" IN 16.14 AND SKIP TO VERBAL FLUENCY ELSE TICK FOR EVERY CORRECT TRIAL AND CROSS FOR EVERY INCORRECT ONE. END WHEN RESPONDENT FAILS BOTH TRIALS

Description

Text

Respondent ability to recall numbers read forwards

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above