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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Jan;10(1):137–147. doi: 10.1080/14622200701767829

Table 2.

Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence: Responses for current smokers

Item Responses
How soon after you wake up do you smoke a cigarette? 0-5 min (n=0) 6-30 min (n=5) 31-60 min (n=4) > 60 min (n=1)
Do you find it difficult not to smoke in places where you shouldn’t, such as in church, on the bus, in school, or at the library? Yes (n=1) No (n=9)
Which cigarette would you find it most difficult to give up? First of the day (n=3) Any other (n=7)
How many cigarettes per day do you smoke? 10 or less (n=4) 11-20 (n=3) 21-30 (n=3) 31 or more (n=0)
Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking than during the rest of the day? Yes (n=4) No (n=6)
Do you still smoke if you are so sick that you are in bed most of the day? Yes (n=5) No (n=5)