Question pretext
Now we want you to remember what your friend or relative was like [10 years] ago and to compare it with what he/she is like now. Ten years ago was in 1996. Below are situations where this person has to use his/her memory or intelligence and we want you to indicate whether this has improved, stayed the same or got worse in that situation over the past [10 years]. Note the importance of comparing his/her present performance with [10 years] ago.
For example, if [10 years] ago this person always forgot where he/she had left things, and he/she still does, then this would be considered "not much change".
Literal question
Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at……handling other everyday arithmetic problems, for example, knowing how much food to buy, knowing how long between visits from family or friends?
Question post text
1 MUCH IMPROVED
2 A BIT IMPROVED
3 NOT MUCH CHANGE
4 A BIT WORSE
5 MUCH WORSE
6 DON'T KNOW