The percentage response frequencies for each item of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND)
FTND item | Percentage of responses for each score (n=1244) | |||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Item 1: how soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette? | 37.8 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 19.1 |
Item 2: do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden? | 77.3 | 22.8 | – | – |
Item 3: which cigarette would you hate most to give up? | 64.4 | 35.6 | – | – |
Item 4: how many cigarettes per day do you smoke? | 31.9 | 53.4 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
Item 5: do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking up than during the rest of the day? | 83.4 | 16.6 | – | – |
Item 6: do you smoke when you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day? | 82.7 | 17.3 | – | – |