Table 1

Properties of self reported measures of exposure to cigarette smoke, in 386 daily and occasional smokers (Geneva, Switzerland, 1999)

Test-retest1-151 Missing data (%) Mean SD
Cigarettes per day0.941-165 5.717.912.4
Cig/day, with values >25 set to 250.861-165 5.715.67.8
Number of butts72.314.59.0
Puffs per cigarette0.541-165 24.411.45.6
Intensity of smoking (0–100 rating)0.771-165 16.156.826.8
Self reported nicotine yield (mg)0.851-165 11.90.550.28
Nicotine yield observed on pack (mg)53.10.560.27
Self reported tar yield (mg)0.901-165 11.96.373.67
Tar yield observed on pack (mg)53.16.653.73
Type of cigarettes (regular + mild + hand rolled versus light + ultralight)0.901-165 6.2
Self reported length of butts (mm)0.631-165 10.935.57.3
Actual length of butts (mm)72.335.36.3
Colour of the end of the filter (0–10 scale)0.681-165 11.15.62.1
Depth of inhalation (1–5 scale)0.811-165 5.43.60.8
Total quantity of smoke inhaled (0–10 scale)0.801-165 12.75.42.2
Fagerström test for nicotine dependence0.811-165 4.93.22.5
FTND items:
 1 Minutes to first cig (in four categories)0.931-165 10.41.31.0
 1 Minutes to first cig (continuous)0.961-165 10.490.3125.1
 2 Difficult to refrain0.651-165 5.40.20.4
 3 Cig hate most to give up0.27** 8.30.40.5
 4 Cig per day (in four categories)0.851-165 5.71.00.9
 5 Morning smoking0.751-165 6.00.20.4
 6 Smoke if ill0.581-165 6.20.20.4
Predicted value from four item model (see table 3)0.851-165 18.7246.1131.2
  • 1-151 Test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient, in 94 people who participated in the retest.

  • 1-165 p⩽0.001.