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Table 9 Dependent variable: self-reported cognitive difficulty

From: Systematic measurement error in self-reported health: is anchoring vignettes the way out?

Variables

(1)

(2)

Self-reported cognition

Memory

Concentration

Education categories (ref category: no formal education)

 Below primary

−0.12***

−0.11***

 Primary

−0.09**

−0.10***

 Secondary

−0.30***

−0.33***

 High school

−0.38***

−0.42***

 College and above

−0.52***

−0.69***

Individual characteristics

 Male

−0.18***

−0.07**

Age groups (ref category: age 18–29.9 years)

 30–44.9

0.53***

0.48***

 45–60

0.88***

0.81***

 Above 60

1.22***

1.23***

Marital status

 Currently married

−0.08***

−0.08***

Household’s expenditure quintiles (ref category: Q3)

 Q1

−0.00

−0.02

 Q2

−0.01

−0.01

 Q4

0.03

−0.00

 Q5

−0.01

−0.03

 Religion (Hindu = 1)

−0.15***

−0.05

 Caste (SC/ST = 1)

0.01

−0.01

Regional characteristics

 Urban

−0.23***

−0.13***

 Underdeveloped

−0.10***

−0.10***

Cognitive tests

 Cognitive score 1

−0.04***

−0.04***

 Cognitive score 2

−0.08***

−0.07***

 Words recalled

−0.03***

−0.02***

  1. The dependent variables in both the specifications take values 1–5 measuring self-reported difficulty level (1 = no difficulty; 5 = extreme difficulty) faced by the respondent in remembering and concentrating things. Objective measures include (test of words recalled after delay, digital recall test and verbal fluency)
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05