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WHAT YOUR SCORES MEAN
The SMOKER"S SELF TEST was designed to measure the importance of each of these reasons to you. The higher the score on any category, the more important that reason is to you.
A score of 9 OR MORE in one of these categories means that it is an important reason why you may want to quit.
HEALTH REASONS - Your Health Score is a
Research during the past 25-30 years has shown that cigarette smoking is harmful to your health and those around you. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Cigarette smoking is a major contributor of acute and chronic illness such as bronchitis, pneumonia, impotence, emphysema, high blood pressure, stroke, and mouth and throat cancer. Knowing this, many people
have stopped smoking and many others are considering quitting.
If your score in 9 or more, the health hazards of smoking may be enough to make you want to quit now. If your score is low (6 or less), you may be lacking important information or may be thinking: "It can't happen to me--it only happens to the other person." If so, health considerations are not playing
the important role they should in your decision to consider quitting.
EXAMPLE REASONS - Your Example Score is a
Some people stop smoking because they want to set a good example for others. Parents quit to make it easier for their children to resist starting to smoke; doctors to influence patients; teachers to help their students; boyfriends to influence their girlfriends and vice versa.
If your score is low (6 or less), it may may mean that setting an example for others is not that important to you at this time.
AESTHETICS REASONS (the unpleasant aspects of smoking) - Your Aesthetics Score is a
People who score high (9 or more) recognize and are disturbed by some of the unpleasant aspects of smoking. The smell of stale smoke on their clothing, bad breath, stains on teeth, wrinkled skin might be enough reason to consider breaking the habit.
MASTERY REASONS (self control) - Your Mastery Score is a
If you score 9 or more in this factor, you are bothered by the knowledge that you cannot control your desire to smoke. You are not your own master. Awareness of this challenge to your self-control may make you want to quit.