Normative Data Stratified by Age and Education for Two Measures of Verbal Fluency: FAS and Animal Naming

Normative data stratified by three levels of age (16–59, 60–79, and 80–95 years) and three levels of education (0–8, 9–12, and 13–21 years) are presented for phonemic verbal fluency (FAS) and categorical verbal fluency (Animal Naming). The normative sample, aged 16 to 95 years, consisted of 1,300 co...

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Published in:Archives of clinical neuropsychology 1999-02, Vol.14 (2), p.167-177
Main Authors: Tombaugh, Tom N., Kozak, Jean, Rees, Laura
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Language:English
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Summary:Normative data stratified by three levels of age (16–59, 60–79, and 80–95 years) and three levels of education (0–8, 9–12, and 13–21 years) are presented for phonemic verbal fluency (FAS) and categorical verbal fluency (Animal Naming). The normative sample, aged 16 to 95 years, consisted of 1,300 cognitively intact individuals who resided in the community. Years of education ranged from 0 to 21. The total number of words in 1 minute for each of the letters F, A, and S was correlated r = .52 with the number of animal names generated in 1 minute. Regression analyses showed that FAS was more sensitive to the effects of education (18.6% of the variance) than age (11.0% of the variance). The opposite relationship occurred for Animal Naming, where age accounted for 23.4% of the variance and education accounted only for 13.6%. Gender accounted for less than 1% of variance for FAS and Animal Naming. The clinical utility of these norms is discussed.
ISSN:0887-6177
1873-5843
DOI:10.1093/arclin/14.2.167