| Code | Definition | Number of Accessions |
| 1 | none - hairs appear to be absent from leaf surfaces | 514 |
| 2 | few - leaf hairs are at a low frequency | 2285 |
| 3 | moderate - leaf hairs are at a regular and commonly seen density for most cotton cultivars | 3856 |
| 4 | hairy - leaf hair density is greater than that normally seen on most cotton cultivars | 1798 |
| 5 | very hairy - highest density seen on leaf surfaces | 200 |
| 6 | pilose - leaf hairs are short and may lend a soft, velvety feel to leaf surfaces | 558 |
| 9 | plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | 575 |