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Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2014
Wave 2

Mexico, 2014
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Reference ID
MEX_2014_SAGE-W2_v01_M
Producer(s)
Mr. A. Salinas Rodriguez, Dr. B. Soledad Manrique Espinoza
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May 19, 2023
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p1035: arithmetic (p1035)

Data file: MexicoProxyDataW2

Overview

Valid: 489
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 15
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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.
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 much improved 29
5.9%
2 a bit improved 27
5.5%
3 not much change 197
40.3%
4 a bit worse 83
17%
5 much worse 141
28.8%
8 dk 12
2.5%
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.
Interviewer instructions
INTERVIEWER: can show the respondent the scale and read the categories.
Question post text
1. Much improved
2. A bit improved
3. Not much change
4. A bit worse
5. Much worse
8. DON'T KNOW

Description

Definition
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.
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