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Where was it adapted? In what published research? Dawkins did not adapt it for vaping. In their survey the Fagerstrom is adapted to past tense because it was used on the ex smokers sample. It was used to assess nicotine dependence in people who previously smoked tobacco. The questions still ask about cigarette use not vaping. If they had adapted it I would have used it since I'm using their other questions but it wasn't adapted so I didn't. Please don't question my logic if you cannot read an article properly. I've had to do a literature review and I've had to write up a proposal for this research to be approved by people who probably know alot more about academic research than you and I. I've had to justify all my decisions to those people. I haven't simply put some random questions up on the internet hoping to make some horrible claims about vaping. Research is a technical and systematic process so I'm following the rules set out by people who know better. This survey has been extensively discussed with research fundis and I'm sorry if you don't understand exactly what it is that I'm trying to do. I have tried to explain but I can't force people to understand. I respect your decision to decline participation...that is your right. And like I said your feedback is most welcome because it will help to inform my argument at the end when I discuss the strengths and limitations, and make suggestions for future research. And again I understand your frustration because I am a vaper myself but I have explained why I cannot bend the rules of research
 
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A screenshot of the methods section of Dawkins article. Read point C carefully. Clearly discusses what they did with the Fagerstrom Screenshot_2015-09-02-11-56-03.png
 
Yes, I did read that carefully the first time. Adapted for vapers who are ex-smokers, which the vast majority of the audience here are. The simple point is your survey does not give that option and forces the participant to say he/she still smokes. And none of the reasons you have submitted to try and explain this makes any sense to me, bearing in mind that many other surveys do make this distinction.
 
Yes their survey has two samples. They distinguish between ex smokers and current smokers. I do not have the time window to conduct such an in depth study to have separate sample groups so I have tried to obtain the info from one sample. Question 21 allows you the option to select that you no longer smoke cigarettes so there isn't actually a need to fiddle with question 24. I can see who has selected that they no longer smoke. But I have tweaked the questions so that now you can tell me twice that you don't smoke anymore. Please feel free to try the survey now that I have tweaked it and let me know if you still are not happy
 
Thank you, that is all we asked. Have now completed your survey with pleasure.
 
I also completed it now. Thanks
 
Well done @Andre for giving that feedback
And well done @PsychStudent for tweaking your survey slightly.
Wish you well with it

Hope you will share some of the insights that came from it when you are ready
 
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