Table 1.
Frequencies of scores reported on each item of the Pubertal Development Scale based on caregiver and youth report for each sex.
| Caregiver Report | Youth Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| N = 6,141 | N = 5,659 | N = 6,158 | N = 5,628 | |
| Height | ||||
| Not Begun | 22% (N = 1,381) | 14% (N = 791) | 14% (N = 844) | 11% (N = 593) |
| Barely Started | 20% (N = 1,231) | 16% (N = 896) | 20% (N = 1,246) | 19%, (N = 1,048) |
| Underway | 51% (N = 3,146) | 63% (N = 3,543) | 25% (N = 1,570) | 22% (N = 1,257) |
| Complete | 3% (N = 167) | 4% (N = 208) | 6% (N = 392) | 6% (N = 362) |
| I don’t know | 4% (N = 216) | 4% (N = 221) | 34% (N = 2,082) | 42% (N = 2,339) |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | <1% (N = 23) | <1% (N = 28) |
| Body Hair | ||||
| Not Begun | 72% (N = 4,427) | 52% (N = 2,922) | 49% (N = 3,022) | 46% (N = 2,578) |
| Barely Started | 15% (N = 942) | 20% (N = 1,153) | 30% (N = 1,876) | 30% (N = 1,691) |
| Underway | 8% (N = 499) | 23% (N = 1,277) | 10% (N = 640) | 12% (N = 690) |
| Complete | 2% (N = 119) | 3% (N = 160) | 5% (N = 318) | 5% (N = 309) |
| I don’t know | 3% (N = 154) | 3% (N = 147) | 4% (N = 277) | 6% (N = 324) |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | <1% (N = 24) | 1% (N = 34) |
| Skin Changes | ||||
| Not Begun | 73% (N = 4,492) | 56% (N = 3,168) | 50% (N = 3,098) | 44% (N = 2,474) |
| Barely Started | 18% (N = 1,116) | 27% (N = 1,519) | 25% (N = 1,569) | 31% (N = 1,759) |
| Underway | 6% (N = 358) | 14% (N = 809) | 7% (N = 435) | 9% (N = 529) |
| Complete | 1% (N = 62) | 1% (N = 75) | 3% (N = 157) | 2% (N = 132) |
| I don’t know | 2% (N = 113) | 2% (N = 88) | 14% (N = 873) | 13% (N = 716) |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | <1% (N = 25) | <1% (N = 18) |
| Facial Hair | ||||
| Not Begun | 91% (N = 5,595) | – | 53% (N = 3,273) | – |
| Barely Started | 6% (N = 387) | – | 30% (N = 1,874) | – |
| Underway | 2% (N = 93) | – | 8% (N = 493) | – |
| Complete | <1% (N = 16) | – | 3% (N = 187) | – |
| I don’t know | 1% (N = 50) | – | 5% (N = 320) | – |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | <1% (N = 10) | – |
| Voice Change | ||||
| Not Begun | 93% (N = 5,699) | – | 75% (N = 4,630) | – |
| Barely Started | 5% (N = 309) | – | 17% (N = 1,041) | – |
| Underway | 1% (N = 63) | – | 3% (N = 157) | – |
| Complete | <1% (N = 10) | – | 1% (N = 38) | – |
| I don’t know | 1% (N = 60) | – | 4% (N = 273) | – |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | <1% (N = 18) | – |
| Breast Development | ||||
| Not Begun | – | 39% (N = 2,208) | – | 31% (N = 1,736) |
| Barely Started | – | 35% (N = 1,973) | – | 35% (N = 1,977) |
| Underway | – | 24% (N = 1,372) | – | 13% (N = 755) |
| Complete | – | 1% (N = 48) | – | 2% (N = 126) |
| I don’t know | – | 1% (N = 57) | – | 17% (N = 959) |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | – | 1% (N = 68) |
| Menarche | ||||
| Yes | – | 3% (N = 154) | – | 3% (N = 163) |
| No | – | 96% (N = 5,455) | – | 87% (N = 4,871) |
| I don’t know | – | 1% (N = 49) | – | 10% (N = 537) |
| Refuse to answer | – | – | – | 1% (N = 55) |
| Menarche Age (years) | – | – | ||
| 7 | <1% (N = 1) | 1.8 (N = 3) | ||
| 8 | 5.8% (N = 9) | 7.4% (N = 12) | ||
| 9 | 29.2% (N = 45) | 31.3% (N = 51) | ||
| 10 | 61.7% (N = 95) | 53.4% (N = 87) | ||
| I don’t know | 2.6% (N = 4) | 5.5% (N = 9) | ||
| Refuse to answer | – | 6.1% (N = 1) | ||