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How to calculate standard scores for the

Symbol Digit Modalities Test

SDMT was first published in 1973 Author: Aaron Smith

Published by: Western Psychological Services

California USA

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Background Information

The SDMT manual does not provide Standard Scores, so for assessments in the UK, where Standard

Scores are the most common method for reporting information from educational assessments, a

standard score must be calculated.

WPS, copyright holders and publishers of the SDMT (www.wpspublish.com) recommend that

practitioners use a formula recognised by statisticians in their field. The formula used in this

document is a standard formula widely used by educational statisticians. Practitioners working in

other fields should check the validity of the formula for their own area of work. We have contacted

WPS to inform them of this adaptation of the scoring.

The standardised scores in this document are calculated using means and standard deviations taken

from pages 5 and 6 of the SDMT manual. Because of the limited sample size upon which these historic figures were based, a very few of the

standardised scores look anomalous compared with their neighbouring scores.

Assessors using SDMT in assessments for the Disabled Student's Allowance should refer to the

document 'Updated Guidance on the use of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test' produced by STEC

(the SpLD Test Evalation Committee) for further guidance.

Calculating Standard Scores for the SDMTUsing the tables on pages 5 and 6 of the manual, please refer to the mean and the standard

deviation (in brackets) for the appropriate age group

Subtract the mean score from the student’s raw score

Divide this answer by the standard deviation

Multiply this answer by 15

Add 100 to this answer

Round up or down for the standard score

For example:A student aged 26, with more than 12 years of education, completing the written SDMT, acheving a

Raw Score of 51

1) Subtract the mean score from the student’s raw score

51 - 57.72 = -6.72

2) Divide this answer by the standard deviation

-6.72 ÷ 9.08 = -0.74

3) Multiply this answer by 15

-0.74 x 15 = -11.10

4) Add 100 to this answer

-11.10 + 100 = 88.9

5) Round up or down for the standard score 89

With thanks to Stephanie Greenslade (Cambridge undergraduate) and Anne Pinot de

Moira, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, Cstat. for their invaluable input to this

project.

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Boys Written SDMT

Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Raw Score

5 61 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 63 62 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 65 64 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 67 66 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 69 68 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 71 69 63 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 74 71 65 63 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 76 73 67 65 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 78 75 69 67 63 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 80 77 71 69 64 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

15 82 79 73 70 66 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

16 84 81 75 72 67 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

17 86 82 77 74 69 60 <60 <60 <60 <60

18 89 84 79 76 70 61 <60 <60 <60 <60

19 91 86 81 78 72 63 <60 <60 <60 <60

20 93 88 83 80 73 65 <60 <60 60 60

21 95 90 85 82 75 66 <60 <60 62 61

22 97 92 87 83 76 68 <60 <60 63 62

23 99 94 90 85 78 69 60 60 64 63

24 101 95 92 87 79 71 62 62 66 65

25 104 97 94 89 81 73 64 63 67 66

26 106 99 96 91 82 74 66 65 68 67

27 108 101 98 93 84 76 67 66 70 68

28 110 103 100 95 85 78 69 68 71 69

29 112 105 102 96 87 79 71 69 73 71

30 114 107 104 98 88 81 73 71 74 72

31 117 108 106 100 90 83 74 73 75 73

32 119 110 108 102 92 84 76 74 77 74

33 121 112 110 104 93 86 78 76 78 76

34 123 114 112 106 95 87 80 77 79 77

35 125 116 114 107 96 89 81 79 81 78

36 127 118 116 109 98 91 83 80 82 79

37 129 120 118 111 99 92 85 82 83 80

38 132 121 120 113 101 94 87 83 85 82

39 134 123 123 115 102 96 89 85 86 83

40 136 125 125 117 104 97 90 86 87 84

41 138 127 127 119 105 99 92 88 89 85

42 140 129 129 120 107 101 94 90 90 87

43 142 131 131 122 108 102 96 91 92 88

44 144 133 133 124 110 104 97 93 93 89

45 147 134 135 126 111 105 99 94 94 90

46 149 136 137 128 113 107 101 96 96 91

47 >150 138 139 130 114 109 103 97 97 93

48 >150 140 141 132 116 110 104 99 98 94

49 >150 142 143 133 117 112 106 100 100 95

50 >150 144 145 135 119 114 108 102 101 96

51 >150 146 147 137 120 115 110 104 102 98

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Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

52 >150 147 149 139 122 117 112 105 104 99

53 >150 149 >150 141 123 118 113 107 105 100

54 >150 >150 >150 143 125 120 115 108 106 101

55 >150 >150 >150 145 126 122 117 110 108 102

56 >150 >150 >150 146 128 123 119 111 109 104

57 >150 >150 >150 148 130 125 120 113 110 105

58 >150 >150 >150 150 131 127 122 114 112 106

59 >150 >150 >150 >150 133 128 124 116 113 107

60 >150 >150 >150 >150 134 130 126 117 115 109

61 >150 >150 >150 >150 136 132 127 119 116 110

62 >150 >150 >150 >150 137 133 129 121 117 111

63 >150 >150 >150 >150 139 135 131 122 119 112

64 >150 >150 >150 >150 140 136 133 124 120 113

65 >150 >150 >150 >150 142 138 134 125 121 115

66 >150 >150 >150 >150 143 140 136 127 123 116

67 >150 >150 >150 >150 145 141 138 128 124 117

68 >150 >150 >150 >150 146 143 140 130 125 118

69 >150 >150 >150 >150 148 145 142 131 127 120

70 >150 >150 >150 >150 149 146 143 133 128 121

71 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 148 145 134 129 122

72 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 150 147 136 131 123

73 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 149 138 132 124

74 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 150 139 133 126

75 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 141 135 127

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Girls Written SDMT

Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Raw Score

5 <60 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 63 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 65 62 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 61 67 63 60 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 64 69 65 62 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 67 71 67 63 63 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 69 73 69 65 64 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 72 74 70 67 65 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 74 76 72 68 67 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

15 77 78 74 70 68 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

16 80 80 76 72 70 60 <60 <60 <60 <60

17 82 82 77 73 71 61 <60 <60 <60 <60

18 85 84 79 75 72 63 <60 <60 <60 <60

19 88 85 81 76 74 64 <60 <60 <60 <60

20 90 87 83 78 75 66 <60 <60 <60 <60

21 93 89 84 80 77 67 <60 <60 <60 <60

22 96 91 86 81 78 69 <60 <60 <60 <60

23 98 93 88 83 79 70 <60 <60 <60 <60

24 101 95 90 85 81 72 <60 60 <60 <60

25 104 97 91 86 82 73 61 62 <60 <60

26 106 98 93 88 83 75 62 63 <60 60

27 109 100 95 90 85 76 64 64 <60 62

28 112 102 97 91 86 78 66 66 <60 63

29 114 104 98 93 88 79 67 67 <60 64

30 117 106 100 95 89 81 69 68 <60 65

31 119 108 102 96 90 82 70 70 <60 67

32 122 109 104 98 92 84 72 71 <60 68

33 125 111 105 100 93 85 73 72 <60 69

34 127 113 107 101 94 87 75 74 61 71

35 130 115 109 103 96 88 76 75 63 72

36 133 117 111 105 97 89 78 77 65 73

37 135 119 112 106 99 91 79 78 67 75

38 138 121 114 108 100 92 81 79 69 76

39 141 122 116 109 101 94 82 81 71 77

40 143 124 118 111 103 95 84 82 73 78

41 146 126 119 113 104 97 85 83 75 80

42 149 128 121 114 105 98 87 85 76 81

43 >150 130 123 116 107 100 88 86 78 82

44 >150 132 125 118 108 101 90 87 80 84

45 >150 133 126 119 110 103 91 89 82 85

46 >150 135 128 121 111 104 93 90 84 86

47 >150 137 130 123 112 106 94 92 86 88

48 >150 139 132 124 114 107 96 93 88 89

49 >150 141 134 126 115 109 97 94 90 90

50 >150 143 135 128 117 110 99 96 92 91

51 >150 145 137 129 118 112 100 97 94 93

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Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

52 >150 146 139 131 119 113 102 98 96 94

53 >150 148 141 133 121 115 103 100 98 95

54 >150 150 142 134 122 116 105 101 100 97

55 >150 >150 144 136 123 118 106 102 102 98

56 >150 >150 146 138 125 119 108 104 104 99

57 >150 >150 148 139 126 121 109 105 106 101

58 >150 >150 149 141 128 122 111 107 108 102

59 >150 >150 >150 142 129 124 112 108 109 103

60 >150 >150 >150 144 130 125 114 109 111 104

61 >150 >150 >150 146 132 127 115 111 113 106

62 >150 >150 >150 147 133 128 117 112 115 107

63 >150 >150 >150 149 134 130 118 113 117 108

64 >150 >150 >150 >150 136 131 120 115 119 110

65 >150 >150 >150 >150 137 133 121 116 121 111

66 >150 >150 >150 >150 139 134 123 117 123 112

67 >150 >150 >150 >150 140 136 124 119 125 113

68 >150 >150 >150 >150 141 137 126 120 127 115

69 >150 >150 >150 >150 143 139 127 122 129 116

70 >150 >150 >150 >150 144 140 129 123 131 117

71 >150 >150 >150 >150 146 142 130 124 133 119

72 >150 >150 >150 >150 147 143 132 126 135 120

73 >150 >150 >150 >150 148 145 133 127 137 121

74 >150 >150 >150 >150 150 146 135 128 139 123

75 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 148 136 130 140 124

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Adults with 12 years or less of education Written SDMT

Age

18 to 24

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 to 78

years

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 60

10 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 61

11 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 63

12 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 65

13 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 66

14 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 68

15 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 70

16 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 71

17 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 73

18 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 75

19 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 76

20 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 78

21 <60 <60 <60 <60 60 80

22 <60 <60 <60 60 61 81

23 <60 <60 <60 62 63 83

24 <60 <60 <60 64 65 85

25 <60 <60 <60 65 67 86

26 <60 <60 <60 67 69 88

27 <60 <60 <60 68 71 90

28 <60 <60 <60 70 73 91

29 <60 <60 <60 71 74 93

30 <60 <60 60 73 76 94

31 <60 <60 62 74 78 96

32 60 60 64 76 80 98

33 61 62 65 78 82 99

34 63 64 67 79 84 101

35 65 66 69 81 86 103

36 67 67 71 82 87 104

37 69 69 73 84 89 106

38 70 71 75 85 91 108

39 72 73 77 87 93 109

40 74 75 79 89 95 111

41 76 77 80 90 97 113

42 78 79 82 92 99 114

43 79 81 84 93 100 116

44 81 83 86 95 102 118

45 83 84 88 96 104 119

46 85 86 90 98 106 121

47 87 88 92 100 108 123

48 88 90 93 101 110 124

49 90 92 95 103 112 126

50 92 94 97 104 113 128

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Age 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 78

51 94 96 99 106 115 129

52 96 98 101 107 117 131

53 97 99 103 109 119 133

54 99 101 105 111 121 134

55 101 103 107 112 123 136

56 103 105 108 114 125 138

57 105 107 110 115 126 139

58 106 109 112 117 128 141

59 108 111 114 118 130 143

60 110 113 116 120 132 144

61 112 114 118 122 134 146

62 114 116 120 123 136 148

63 116 118 121 125 138 149

64 117 120 123 126 139 >150

65 119 122 125 128 141 >150

66 121 124 127 129 143 >150

67 123 126 129 131 145 >150

68 125 128 131 133 147 >150

69 126 130 133 134 149 >150

70 128 131 135 136 150 >150

71 130 133 136 137 >150 >150

72 132 135 138 139 >150 >150

73 134 137 140 140 >150 >150

74 135 139 142 142 >150 >150

75 137 141 144 144 >150 >150

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Adults with 13 years or more of education Written SDMT

Age

18 to 24

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 to 78

years

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 61

15 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 62

16 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 63

17 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 65

18 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 66

19 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 67

20 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 69

21 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 70

22 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 71

23 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 73

24 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 74

25 <60 <60 61 <60 <60 75

26 <60 <60 62 <60 61 77

27 <60 <60 63 <60 63 78

28 <60 <60 65 <60 65 79

29 <60 <60 66 <60 66 81

30 <60 <60 68 61 68 82

31 <60 <60 69 62 70 83

32 <60 <60 70 64 72 85

33 <60 <60 72 66 74 86

34 <60 61 73 68 75 87

35 60 62 74 69 77 89

36 62 64 76 71 79 90

37 63 66 77 73 81 91

38 65 67 78 75 83 93

39 66 69 80 77 84 94

40 68 71 81 78 86 95

41 69 72 82 80 88 97

42 71 74 84 82 90 98

43 72 76 85 84 92 99

44 74 77 86 85 94 101

45 75 79 88 87 95 102

46 76 81 89 89 97 103

47 78 82 90 91 99 105

48 79 84 92 92 101 106

49 81 86 93 94 103 107

50 82 87 94 96 104 109

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Age 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 78

51 84 89 96 98 106 110

52 85 91 97 100 108 111

53 87 92 98 101 110 113

54 88 94 100 103 112 114

55 90 96 101 105 113 115

56 91 97 102 107 115 117

57 93 99 104 108 117 118

58 94 100 105 110 119 119

59 96 102 106 112 121 121

60 97 104 108 114 122 122

61 99 105 109 115 124 123

62 100 107 110 117 126 125

63 102 109 112 119 128 126

64 103 110 113 121 130 127

65 105 112 115 123 131 129

66 106 114 116 124 133 130

67 107 115 117 126 135 131

68 109 117 119 128 137 133

69 110 119 120 130 139 134

70 112 120 121 131 140 135

71 113 122 123 133 142 137

72 115 124 124 135 144 138

73 116 125 125 137 146 139

74 118 127 127 138 148 141

75 119 129 128 140 149 142

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Boys Oral SDMT

Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 60 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 62 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 64 63 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 65 65 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 67 66 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 69 68 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 71 70 62 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 72 72 64 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 74 73 66 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

15 76 75 68 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

16 78 77 69 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

17 79 78 71 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

18 81 80 73 <60 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

19 83 82 74 61 62 60 <60 <60 <60 <60

20 85 84 76 63 64 62 <60 <60 <60 <60

21 87 85 78 64 65 63 <60 <60 <60 <60

22 88 87 79 66 67 65 <60 60 <60 <60

23 90 89 81 68 69 66 <60 62 <60 <60

24 92 90 83 70 70 67 61 63 <60 <60

25 94 92 84 72 72 69 62 65 <60 <60

26 95 94 86 73 74 70 64 66 <60 <60

27 97 96 88 75 75 72 66 68 <60 <60

28 99 97 89 77 77 73 67 69 61 <60

29 101 99 91 79 79 75 69 70 62 <60

30 102 101 93 80 80 76 70 72 64 60

31 104 102 94 82 82 78 72 73 66 62

32 106 104 96 84 84 79 73 75 68 64

33 108 106 98 86 85 81 75 76 70 66

34 109 107 99 87 87 82 77 78 72 68

35 111 109 101 89 89 83 78 79 73 70

36 113 111 103 91 90 85 80 81 75 72

37 115 113 105 93 92 86 81 82 77 74

38 117 114 106 95 94 88 83 84 79 75

39 118 116 108 96 96 89 84 85 81 77

40 120 118 110 98 97 91 86 86 83 79

41 122 119 111 100 99 92 87 88 85 81

42 124 121 113 102 101 94 89 89 86 83

43 125 123 115 103 102 95 91 91 88 85

44 127 125 116 105 104 96 92 92 90 87

45 129 126 118 107 106 98 94 94 92 89

46 131 128 120 109 107 99 95 95 94 91

47 132 130 121 111 109 101 97 97 96 93

48 134 131 123 112 111 102 98 98 98 95

49 136 133 125 114 112 104 100 100 99 97

50 138 135 126 116 114 105 102 101 101 99

51 140 137 128 118 116 107 103 102 103 101

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Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

52 141 138 130 119 117 108 105 104 105 103

53 143 140 131 121 119 110 106 105 107 105

54 145 142 133 123 121 111 108 107 109 107

55 147 143 135 125 122 112 109 108 111 109

56 148 145 137 126 124 114 111 110 112 111

57 150 147 138 128 126 115 113 111 114 113

58 >150 149 140 130 127 117 114 113 116 115

59 >150 150 142 132 129 118 116 114 118 117

60 >150 >150 143 134 131 120 117 116 120 119

61 >150 >150 145 135 132 121 119 117 122 121

62 >150 >150 147 137 134 123 120 118 123 123

63 >150 >150 148 139 136 124 122 120 125 125

64 >150 >150 150 141 137 125 124 121 127 127

65 >150 >150 >150 142 139 127 125 123 129 129

66 >150 >150 >150 144 141 128 127 124 131 131

67 >150 >150 >150 146 142 130 128 126 133 133

68 >150 >150 >150 148 144 131 130 127 135 135

69 >150 >150 >150 150 146 133 131 129 136 137

70 >150 >150 >150 >150 147 134 133 130 138 139

71 >150 >150 >150 >150 149 136 135 132 140 141

72 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 137 136 133 142 143

73 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 139 138 134 144 145

74 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 140 139 136 146 147

75 >150 >150 >150 >150 >150 141 141 137 148 149

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Girls Oral SDMT

Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 61 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 63 63 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 65 65 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 66 66 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 68 68 62 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

15 70 70 64 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

16 72 72 65 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

17 74 74 67 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

18 76 76 69 63 60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

19 78 78 70 64 61 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

20 80 80 72 66 63 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

21 82 82 74 67 64 60 <60 <60 <60 <60

22 84 84 75 69 66 61 <60 <60 <60 <60

23 86 86 77 71 67 63 <60 <60 60 <60

24 87 88 78 72 69 64 <60 61 61 <60

25 89 89 80 74 70 66 <60 62 63 <60

26 91 91 82 75 72 67 <60 63 64 <60

27 93 93 83 77 73 69 <60 65 66 <60

28 95 95 85 78 74 70 <60 66 67 <60

29 97 97 87 80 76 72 <60 67 68 <60

30 99 99 88 81 77 73 60 69 70 <60

31 101 101 90 83 79 75 62 70 71 <60

32 103 103 91 84 80 76 64 71 73 <60

33 105 105 93 86 82 78 66 73 74 <60

34 107 107 95 87 83 79 68 74 75 <60

35 108 109 96 89 85 81 70 75 77 <60

36 110 111 98 91 86 82 72 77 78 60

37 112 112 99 92 87 84 74 78 79 62

38 114 114 101 94 89 85 75 79 81 64

39 116 116 103 95 90 87 77 81 82 66

40 118 118 104 97 92 89 79 82 84 67

41 120 120 106 98 93 90 81 83 85 69

42 122 122 108 100 95 92 83 85 86 71

43 124 124 109 101 96 93 85 86 88 73

44 126 126 111 103 98 95 87 87 89 75

45 128 128 112 104 99 96 89 89 91 76

46 129 130 114 106 100 98 91 90 92 78

47 131 132 116 107 102 99 93 92 93 80

48 133 134 117 109 103 101 94 93 95 82

49 135 135 119 111 105 102 96 94 96 84

50 137 137 121 112 106 104 98 96 98 86

51 139 139 122 114 108 105 100 97 99 87

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Age 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

52 141 141 124 115 109 107 102 98 100 89

53 143 143 125 117 111 108 104 100 102 91

54 145 145 127 118 112 110 106 101 103 93

55 147 147 129 120 113 111 108 102 105 95

56 149 149 130 121 115 113 110 104 106 96

57 150 >150 132 123 116 114 112 105 107 98

58 >150 >150 133 124 118 116 113 106 109 100

59 >150 >150 135 126 119 117 115 108 110 102

60 >150 >150 137 127 121 119 117 109 112 104

61 >150 >150 138 129 122 120 119 110 113 105

62 >150 >150 140 131 124 122 121 112 114 107

63 >150 >150 142 132 125 123 123 113 116 109

64 >150 >150 143 134 126 125 125 114 117 111

65 >150 >150 145 135 128 126 127 116 119 113

66 >150 >150 146 137 129 128 129 117 120 114

67 >150 >150 148 138 131 129 131 118 121 116

68 >150 >150 150 140 132 131 133 120 123 118

69 >150 >150 >150 141 134 132 134 121 124 120

70 >150 >150 >150 143 135 134 136 122 125 122

71 >150 >150 >150 144 137 135 138 124 127 124

72 >150 >150 >150 146 138 137 140 125 128 125

73 >150 >150 >150 147 139 139 142 126 130 127

74 >150 >150 >150 149 141 140 144 128 131 129

75 >150 >150 >150 >150 142 142 146 129 132 131

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Adults with 12 years or less of education Oral SDMT

Age

18 to 24

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 to 78

years

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 60

13 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 61

14 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 63

15 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 64

16 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 65

17 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 67

18 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 68

19 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 69

20 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 71

21 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 72

22 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 73

23 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 75

24 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 76

25 <60 <60 <60 <60 60 77

26 <60 <60 <60 60 62 79

27 <60 <60 <60 61 63 80

28 <60 <60 <60 63 65 81

29 <60 <60 <60 64 67 83

30 <60 <60 <60 66 68 84

31 60 <60 <60 67 70 85

32 61 <60 60 68 72 87

33 63 <60 62 70 73 88

34 64 <60 63 71 75 89

35 65 <60 64 73 77 91

36 67 60 66 74 78 92

37 68 61 67 76 80 93

38 69 63 69 77 82 95

39 71 65 70 78 83 96

40 72 66 72 80 85 97

41 73 68 73 81 87 99

42 75 70 74 83 88 100

43 76 71 76 84 90 101

44 77 73 77 86 92 103

45 79 74 79 87 93 104

46 80 76 80 89 95 105

47 81 78 82 90 97 107

48 82 79 83 91 98 108

49 84 81 84 93 100 109

50 85 83 86 94 102 111

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Age 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 78

51 86 84 87 96 103 112

52 88 86 89 97 105 113

53 89 88 90 99 107 115

54 90 89 92 100 108 116

55 92 91 93 102 110 117

56 93 93 94 103 112 119

57 94 94 96 104 113 120

58 96 96 97 106 115 121

59 97 97 99 107 117 123

60 98 99 100 109 118 124

61 100 101 102 110 120 125

62 101 102 103 112 122 127

63 102 104 104 113 123 128

64 104 106 106 115 125 129

65 105 107 107 116 127 131

66 106 109 109 117 128 132

67 107 111 110 119 130 133

68 109 112 112 120 132 135

69 110 114 113 122 133 136

70 111 115 114 123 135 137

71 113 117 116 125 136 139

72 114 119 117 126 138 140

73 115 120 119 128 140 141

74 117 122 120 129 141 143

75 118 124 122 130 143 144

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Adults with 13 years or more of education Oral SDMT

Age

18 to 24

years

25 to 34

years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 to 78

years

Raw Score

5 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

6 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

7 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

8 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

9 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

10 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

11 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

12 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

13 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

14 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

15 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

16 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60

17 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 60

18 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 61

19 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 62

20 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 64

21 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 65

22 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 66

23 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 67

24 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 68

25 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 69

26 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 70

27 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 71

28 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 72

29 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 74

30 <60 <60 <60 <60 <60 75

31 <60 <60 60 <60 61 76

32 <60 <60 62 <60 62 77

33 <60 <60 63 <60 64 78

34 <60 <60 64 <60 66 79

35 <60 60 66 60 67 80

36 60 62 67 61 69 81

37 61 63 68 63 71 82

38 62 64 70 65 72 84

39 63 66 71 67 74 85

40 65 67 72 68 76 86

41 66 68 74 70 77 87

42 67 69 75 72 79 88

43 68 71 76 74 81 89

44 69 72 78 75 82 90

45 70 73 79 77 84 91

46 72 75 80 79 86 92

47 73 76 82 80 87 93

48 74 77 83 82 89 95

49 75 78 84 84 91 96

50 76 80 85 86 92 97

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Age 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 78

51 78 81 87 87 94 98

52 79 82 88 89 96 99

53 80 84 89 91 98 100

54 81 85 91 93 99 101

55 82 86 92 94 101 102

56 83 87 93 96 103 103

57 85 89 95 98 104 105

58 86 90 96 99 106 106

59 87 91 97 101 108 107

60 88 93 99 103 109 108

61 89 94 100 105 111 109

62 91 95 101 106 113 110

63 92 97 103 108 114 111

64 93 98 104 110 116 112

65 94 99 105 112 118 113

66 95 100 107 113 119 115

67 97 102 108 115 121 116

68 98 103 109 117 123 117

69 99 104 111 118 124 118

70 100 106 112 120 126 119

71 101 107 113 122 128 120

72 102 108 115 124 129 121

73 104 109 116 125 131 122

74 105 111 117 127 133 123

75 106 112 119 129 134 124

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