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 backward total score (v1615)

Data file: AllWavesCombined

Overview

vald 1226

invd 4665

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 99

Questions and instructions

Literal question

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

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0		16	1.3%
2		119	9.7%
3		133	10.8%
4		65	5.3%
5		24	2%
6		1	0.1%
95	Missing	0	0%
97	Refused	0	0%
98	Don't Know	0	0%
99	NA	868	70.8%
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, but this time when I stop. I want you to say them backwards. For example , if I said 1-7, what would you say?

Question post text

(Maximum = 8 points)

Interviewer instructions

FW: WAIT FOR CORRECT RESPONSE "7-1". IF RESPONSE IS INCORRECT, PROVIDE THE CORRECT RESPONSE AND ATTEMPT ONCE MORE WITH ANOTHER EXAMPLE. OKAY, LET'S TRY ANOTHER EXAMPLE, TRY THIS "3-8" . IF CORRECT, CONTINUE. IF NOT CORRECT - MARK "0" IN 16.15 AND SKIP TO VERBAL FLUENCY, END WHEN RESPONDENT FAILS BOTH TRIALS.

Description

Text

Respondent ability to recall numbers read backwards

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above