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Phone: Digit Ordering

SDIGIT - Sibling Module
		              
For more information on this module, see Appendix G COR 946

OVERVIEW  

The purpose of this task is to help provide a measure for the cognitive ability
of the respondent. The instructions to the respondent are as follows:

"Now we are going to do a task that's quite a bit different.  I'd like you to
make sure that you're away from any noises or other distractions, and I'd like
you to close your eyes for this part after I explain the instructions.  This
time I'm going to read some numbers to you, and when I am done I would like you
to rearrange the numbers from the lowest number I say to the highest number I
say and then say them back to me.  For example, if I said "4 zero 2", you would
say, "zero 2 4".  I can only say the numbers once, so that's why it's important
that you are able to hear me clearly.  This is designed to be a little hard. 
We don't expect everyone to get everything right, but we really want you to try
your best, OK?  Is this clear?  Okay, the first set of numbers is...".  

The interviewer then reads a series of three one-digit numbers, which appear on
the computer screen.  The respondent attempts to say the numbers back in
ascending order.  If the respondent answers correctly, he or she continues on
to the next level, which uses four numbers instead of three.  If the respondent
answers incorrectly, the interviewer reads another set of three numbers for the
respondent's second attempt.  If the respondent answers incorrectly on the
second attempt, the module ends.  This pattern continues until the respondent
either fails at one level or completes the last level, which uses eight
numbers.


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS 

ci501re   Indicates if Sib is in 80% digit ordering sample. 
ci502re   Highest level Sib successfully completed.   
ci503re   Alternative scoring method for digit ordering task.   
ci504re   Additional information about low performance on digit-ordering task
ci531re   Tabulation of results: Level 3, Item 1.   
ci532re   Tabulation of results: Level 3, Item 2.   
ci535re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 3, Item 1.   
ci536re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 3, Item 2.   
ci541re   Tabulation of results: Level 4, Item 1.   
ci542re   Tabulation of results: Level 4, Item 2. 
ci545re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 4, Item 1.   
ci546re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 4, Item 2.   
ci551re   Tabulation of results: Level 5, Item 1.   
ci552re   Tabulation of results: Level 5, Item 2.   
ci555re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 5, Item 1.   
ci556re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 5, Item 2.   
ci561re   Tabulation of results: Level 6, Item 1.   
ci562re   Tabulation of results: Level 6, Item 2.   
ci565re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 6, Item 1.   
ci566re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 6, Item 2.   
ci571re   Tabulation of results: Level 7, Item 1.   
ci572re   Tabulation of results: Level 7, Item 2.   
ci575re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 7, Item 1.   
ci576re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 7, Item 2.   
ci581re   Tabulation of results: Level 8, Item 1.   
ci582re   Tabulation of results: Level 8, Item 2.   
ci585re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 8, Item 1.   
ci586re   List of Sibs' answers: Level 8, Item 2

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