Table 4 Cultural assets during puberty: results by age group, N (%)

Do you see your Diné culture as a source of strength?

200

1

42

44

30

36

28

9

 Yes

172 (86%)

1 (100%)

33 (79%)

39 (89%)

27 (90%)

31 (86%)

25 (89%)

7 (78%)

 No

11 (6%)

0 (0%)

4 (10%)

1 (2%)

2 (7%)

2 (6%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

 Prefer not to answer

12 (6%)

0 (0%)

3 (7%)

3 (7%)

1 (3%)

2 (6%)

2 (7%)

1 (11%)

 Did not answer

5 (3%)

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

1 (11%)

Remembering back to when you had your first period, did you have a rite of passage ceremony or celebration?

200

1

42

44

30

36

28

9

 Yes

101 (51%)

1 (100%)

26 (62%)

21 (48%)

12 (40%)

21 (58%)

12 (43%)

3 (33%)

 No

90 (45%)

0 (0%)

16 (38%)

22 (50%)

16 (53%)

12 (33%)

14 (50%)

6 (67%)

 Prefer not to answer

7 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

2 (7%)

2 (6%)

2 (7%)

0 (0%)

 Did not answer

2 (1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

If you did have a rite of passage ceremony/celebration, what type did you have (circle all that apply)^a

101

1

26

21

12

21

12

3

 Traditional

101 (51%)

1 (100%)

25 (96%)

21 (100%)

9 (75%)

19 (90%)

11 (92%)

3 (100%)

 Modern

90 (45%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (10%)

2 (17%)

0 (0%)

 Church-related

7 (4%)

0 (0%)

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

3 (25%)

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Other celebration

2 (1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (33%)

If you did not have a rite of passage event, do you wish you did?

90

0

16

22

16

12

14

6

 Yes

45 (50%)

0 (0%)

13 (81%)

13 (59%)

7 (44%)

2 (17%)

6 (43%)

2 (33%)

 No

26 (29%)

0 (0%)

2 (12%)

4 (18%)

6 (38%)

7 (58%)

5 (36%)

1 (17%)

 N/A

7 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

2 (17%)

3 (21%)

1 (17%)

 Prefer not to answer

9 (10%)

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

4 (18%)

2 (12%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (17%)

 Did not answer

3 (3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (17%)