Smoking Behavior
Dimension 460 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Smoking Behavior measures the presence and specificity of cigarette or tobacco use behavior as expressed through current use, past use, reduction, quitting, and timing of use. It encompasses whether smoking occurred, how often or how much it occurred, and when changes such as stopping took place.
evidence final name · Substance use
Minimal Smoking Behavior
Expressions activating this band mention smoking or tobacco use only incidentally, as a broad screening topic, or alongside unrelated clinical or administrative content. The smoking content is limited to basic presence questions without sustained detail about frequency, timing, or change.
Moderate Smoking Behavior
Expressions activating this band describe smoking as a concrete behavior with some detail about frequency, reduction, quitting, or regular use. The content identifies smoking history or change over time, but usually in a straightforward and limited way.
High Smoking Behavior
Expressions activating this band focus directly on smoking status and its timing, including daily use, cessation, periods of use, and behavior before or during a defined interval. The smoking content is specific, behaviorally anchored, and organized around clear temporal markers.
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Minimal Substance use: Substance use is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse substance use.
Moderate Substance use: Substance use is experienced here as observable behavioral patterns associated with problematic or disordered functioning. Unlike the band below, where substance use was characterized by a general form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band engage with substance use at a level associated with formal behavioral assessment.
Heavy Substance use: Substance use is present here in a general or mixed form without a single dominant facet. Unlike the band below, where substance use was characterized by the behavioral form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band may reflect general or diffuse substance use.