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Mainstage Variable

vfstop7

Cognitive ability: refused Verbal fluency: R does not want to do task

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

cogabrelease_w3.vfstop

Question label:

Delay: Stopped or not conducted

Question universe:

if VFPRE = REF | VFCT = REF | VFTCTW = REF (If Verbal Fluency Test refused)

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45246	91.05%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	29	0.06%
not mentioned	0	245	0.49%
mentioned	1	342	0.69%
	Total	49692	100.0%

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