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Smoking Behavior Type Questionnaire Test

With 18 questions and a completion time of about four minutes, the Smoking Behavior Type Questionnaire Test explores the patterns behind tobacco use. Your results show whether habit, craving, emotional relief, relaxation, handling the cigarette, or stimulation plays a stronger role, supporting focused self-reflection about your results.

Questions: 184 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Reflex (Habit)R

Measures how automatic and ritualized smoking is, indicating the extent to which cigarettes are used out of habit rather than conscious need.

example score9/15

9/15Moderate habit-drivenexample score

3 – 7Low habit-driven

8 – 10Moderate habit-driven

11 – 15High habit-driven

A score of 9 suggests smoking is moderately habitual, often tied to routine cues and occurring with limited deliberate intention.

Craving (Dependence)C

Measures the intensity of nicotine craving and the degree to which smoking is driven by dependence-related urges.

example score7/15

7/15Low cravingexample score

3 – 7Low craving

8 – 10Moderate craving

11 – 15High craving

A score of 7 falls in the Low craving range, suggesting dependence-related urges are present but generally not strong or persistent.

Support (Tension Reduction)SR

Measures the extent to which smoking is used to seek emotional support and reduce stress or internal tension.

example score9/15

9/15Moderateexample score

3 – 7Low

8 – 10Moderate

11 – 15High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting smoking is sometimes used for stress relief or emotional coping but is not the dominant motive.

RelaxationR

Measures how strongly smoking is used to relax and relieve stress or tension.

example score11/15

11/15Highexample score

3 – 7Low

8 – 10Moderate

11 – 15High

A score of 11 falls in the High range, suggesting smoking is frequently used as a way to manage stress or unwind.

Playing With the CigarettePWtC

Measures how strongly a person uses a cigarette as a prop for handling, fidgeting, or social “game” behaviors beyond nicotine need.

example score10/15

10/15Moderateexample score

3 – 7Low

8 – 10Moderate

11 – 15High

A score of 10 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to use a cigarette for hand-to-mouth or “prop” behavior at times, even when nicotine need may be secondary.

StimulationS

Measures how much smoking is used to boost alertness, energy, or performance through stimulation.

example score8/15

8/15Moderateexample score

3 – 7Low

8 – 10Moderate

11 – 15High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting smoking is sometimes used to perk up or stay focused.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Smokers ready to quit

41%OF USERS

People who want to stop smoking use the test to understand their strongest triggers and choose strategies that match their motivation.

Curious self-assessors

34%OF USERS

Smokers and occasional smokers take it to see whether they smoke for stress relief, habit, social reasons, or cravings.

Counseling and clinic clients

25%OF USERS

People in therapy, counseling, or health programs complete it to help a specialist quickly tailor support and prevention plans.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Reflex (habit)

You?

Average6.2

Typical rangeTypical4.4 – 8

Possible3 – 15

Craving (Addiction)C

You?

Average11.3

Typical rangeTypical9.6 – 13.1

Possible3 – 15

Support (stress relief)Sr

You?

Average10.4

Typical rangeTypical8.2 – 12.6

Possible3 – 15

RelaxationR

You?

Average11.5

Typical rangeTypical9.7 – 13.3

Possible3 – 15

"The "Game" with a Cigarette"""waC

You?

Average6.8

Typical rangeTypical4.8 – 8.9

Possible3 – 15

StimulationS

You?

Average11.4

Typical rangeTypical9.5 – 13.2

Possible3 – 15

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Always
- Often
- Not very often
- Rarely
- Never
- Always
- Often
- Not very often
- Rarely
- Never
- Always
- Often
- Not very often
- Rarely
- Never

These are 3 of the 18 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Smoking Behavior Type Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

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People who want to understand why they smoke, rather than only how often, can use the Smoking Behavior Type Questionnaire Test to examine the functions attached to smoking. It examines smoking habits through automatic routines, nicotine urges, emotional discomfort, relaxation, sensory handling, and the search for energy. The result offers a profile of the motives most prominent in their answers.

What This Assessment Explores

Smoking reflects a pattern of functions. Items clarify reasons for smoking through automatic use, urges, emotion, relaxation, handling, pleasure, and stimulation. The profile shows prominent routes into tobacco use.

Scales are:

Reflex (Habit), 3-15, measures automatic smoking: Low habit-driven 3-7; Moderate habit-driven 8-10; High habit-driven 11-15.
Craving (Dependence), 3-15, measures nicotine dependence: Low craving 3-7; Moderate craving 8-10; High craving 11-15.
Support (Tension Reduction), 3-15, measures smoking for support or tension relief: Low 3-7; Moderate 8-10; High 11-15.
Relaxation, 3-15, measures smoking for relaxation: Low 3-7; Moderate 8-10; High 11-15.
Playing With the Cigarette, 3-15, measures cigarette handling: Low 3-7; Moderate 8-10; High 11-15.
Stimulation, 3-15, measures smoking for energy: Low 3-7; Moderate 8-10; High 11-15.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Responses use five frequency choices-Always, Often, Not very often, Rarely, or Never-with some screens numbering them 1 to 5. Answers are grouped by function, and each dimension receives its own result and band; the questionnaire does not specify how individual responses are weighted to produce each dimension's score.

Smoker's Self-Testing Kit (Horn, 1969) is the closest named source for this self-assessment format. The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the type-of-smoking dimensions described by Ikard, Green, and Horn (1969), while Horn and Waingrow (1966) offer a compatible model of behavior change; neither establishes that this online version is a verbatim or independently standardized reproduction.

The craving/dependence dimension is interpreted alongside the five other smoking-function dimensions, so an assessment of smoking dependence is one part of a broader profile. Tate, Schmitz, and Stanton (1991) connect these motives with the wider reasons-for-smoking literature.

Self-reported answers can reflect current stress, memory, and awareness of automatic behavior, so the result is a structured snapshot of how smoking functions in the respondent's personal life at the time of completion rather than a standalone clinical conclusion.

Author: Horn, D.

Literature:

Horn, Daniel. Smoker's Self-Testing Kit: Part 1, Tests. Public Health Service Publication No. 1904. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; 1969.
Ikard, F. F., Green, D. E., and Horn, D. A Scale to Differentiate between Types of Smoking as Related to the Management of Affect. International Journal of the Addictions. 1969;4(4):649-659. 10.3109/10826086909062040.
Horn, D., and Waingrow, S. Some Dimensions of a Model for Smoking Behavior Change. American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 1966;56(12 Suppl):21-26. 10.2105/ajph.56.12_suppl.21.
Tate, J. C., Schmitz, J. M., and Stanton, A. L. A Critical Review of the Reasons for Smoking Scale. Journal of Substance Abuse. 1991;3(4):441-455. 10.1016/S0899-3289(10)80025-2.

Updated: 2025-10-02