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This study related to measured the cognitive function using Minimental State Scale(MMS) which was developed by M. F. Folstein. The subject of study was 103 people with whom it was possible to measure the cognitive function through interview. The cognitive function of subjects was average 20.72 points in perfect score 30 points. The domain of the best function was language ability when this tool was divided into 11 domains. After measuring 11 domains and regarding a people under 20 points as the dementia(11.6%), a people 21-24 as a suspected dementia(31.1%), and over 25 points as the normal(31.1). According to sex(p<0.01), age(p<0.01), academic background(p<0.01), history of disease(p<0.01), medicine intake(p<0.01) and drinking alcohol(p<0.05) among general characteristics, there was a difference in cognitive function. Smoking did not have an effect on cognitive function. As a result of regression analysis on the sex, age, academic background, medicine, smoking and drinking in order to analyze the factor having an effect on the cognitive function, the explanation about these variables was 40.3%(F=10.227 P<0.01) and the variables having an effect on the cognitive function were age(p<0.01) and drinking(p<0.01). Considering the above facts, the dementia was socially important problem as society attained an advanced age. Since the older people and the lower the cognitive function, the rate of falling dementia has growed high. Therefore at the each level of individual, society, local community and country, an effort to prevent the dementia, reinforcement of system, continuous research and development of proper program should be performed.