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Table 1 Distribution of cognitive score by question

From: Cognitive functioning among poor elderly persons: evidence from Peru

Cognitive skills question (N = 3884)

Correct answers (%)

 

Mean score

0

1

2

3

4

Total

Orientation

2.2

7.2

16.9

30.4

43.2

100.0

3.1

Word memory immediate recall

0.7

1.5

13.6

84.1

–

100.0

2.8

Command following

0.5

3.7

21.2

74.6

–

100.0

2.7

Word memory delayed recall

6.5

10.8

33.5

49.2

–

100.0

2.3

Drawing

12.7

87.3

–

–

–

100.0

0.9

Total

      

11.7

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