Appendix C

Bullying Prevalence Data from National Surveys

TABLE C-1 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey: Students Who Reported Being Bullied at School during School Year 2012-2013

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! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30 to 50 percent of the estimate’s value

¥ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate’s value

NOTE: “Bullied” includes students being made fun of, called names, or insulted; being the subject of rumors; being threatened with harm; being pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; being pressured into doing things they did not want to do; being excluded from activities on purpose; and having property destroyed on purpose. “At school” includes the school building, school property, school bus, or going to and from school. Missing data are not shown for household income.

^aStudents who responded “don’t know” when asked about the frequency of bullying are treated as missing in calculating frequencies.

^bInjury includes bruises or swelling; cuts, scratches, or scrapes; black eye or bloody nose;

teeth chipped or knocked out; broken bones or internal injuries; knocked unconscious; or other injuries. Only students who reported they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on were asked if they suffered injuries as a result of the incident.

teeth chipped or knocked out; broken bones or internal injuries; knocked unconscious; or other injuries. Only students who reported they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on were asked if they suffered injuries as a result of the incident.

^cRespondents who were reported as being of Hispanic or Latino origin were classified as “Hispanic or Latino” regardless of their race. “Black, not Hispanic or Latino” includes African Americans. “All other races, not Hispanic or Latino” includes Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and respondents of two or more races (4% of all respondents).

^dThe School Crime Supplement sample includes students ages 12–18 and, therefore, might not be representative of students in sixth grade. Comparisons between students in sixth grade and those in other grades should be made with caution.

SOURCE: Data from National Center for Education Statistics. (2015). Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results from the 2013 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES 2015-056).Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015056.pdf [May 2016].

TABLE C-2 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey: Students Who Reported Being Bullied at School during School Year 2012-2013

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# Rounds to zero

! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30 to 50 percent of the estimate’s value

¥ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate’s value

NOTE: “Bullied” includes students being made fun of, called names, or insulted; being the subject of rumors; being threatened with harm; being pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; being pressured into doing things they did not want to do; being excluded from activities on purpose; and having property destroyed on purpose. “At school” includes the school building, school property, school bus, or going to and from school. Missing data are not shown for household income.

^aRespondents who were reported as being of Hispanic or Latino origin were classified as “Hispanic or Latino” regardless of their race. “Black, not Hispanic or Latino” includes African Americans. “All other races, not Hispanic or Latino” includes Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and respondents of two or more races (4 percent of all respondents).

^bThe School Crime Supplement sample includes students ages 12-18 and, therefore, might not be representative of students in sixth grade. Comparisons between students in sixth grade and those in other grades should be made with caution.

SOURCE: Data from National Center for Education Statistics. (2015). Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results from the 2013 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES 2015-056).Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015056.pdf [May 2016].

TABLE C-3 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey: Students Who Reported Being Cyberbullied Anywhere, School Year 2012-2013

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# Rounds to zero

! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30 to 50 percent of the estimate’s value

¥ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate’s value

NOTE: “Bullied” includes students being made fun of, called names, or insulted; being the subject of rumors; being threatened with harm; being pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; being pressured into doing things they did not want to do; being excluded from activities on purpose; and having property destroyed on purpose. “At school” includes the school building, school property, school bus, or going to and from school. Missing data are not shown for household income.

^aRespondents who were reported as being of Hispanic or Latino origin were classified as “Hispanic or Latino” regardless of their race. “Black, not Hispanic or Latino” includes African Americans. “All other races, not Hispanic or Latino” includes Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and respondents of two or more races (4% of all respondents).

^bThe School Crime Supplement sample includes students ages 12–18 and, therefore, might not be representative of students in sixth grade. Comparisons between students in sixth grade and those in other grades should be made with caution.

SOURCE: Data from National Center for Education Statistics. (2015). Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results from the 2013 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES 2015-056).Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015056.pdf [May 2016].

TABLE C-4 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data: 2012-2013 School Year

^aDuring the 12 months before the survey.

^bIncluding being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Websites, or texting.

^cNon-Hispanic.

SOURCE: Data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 64(4).

TABLE C-5 National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence II: Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevalence Rates 2012, Data from 2011

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† Not available

NOTE: Values in boldface are significantly different at p < .05 by Pearson χ² test.

^aAmong those 2 years or older.

^bAmong those 5 years or older.

^cIncludes 5-year-olds only.

SOURCE: Data from Finkelhor, D., Turner, H.A., Shattuck, A., and Hamby, S.L. (2015). Violence, Crime, and Abuse Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth: An Update. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/248547.pdf [June 2016].

TABLE C-6 Health Behavior in School-Age Children: Bullying and Cyberbullying Frequency for Children Who Are Bullied, 2009-2010 School Year

NOTE: Being bullied is defined as when another student, or a group of students, say or do nasty or unpleasant things to him or her. It is also bullying when a student is teased repeatedly in a way he or she does not like or when they are deliberately left out of things. But it is NOT BULLYING when two students of about the same strength or power argue or fight. It is also not bullying when a student is teased in a friendly and playful way.

^aDuring the 12 months before the survey.

SOURCE: Data from Iannotti, R.J. (2010). Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC), 2009-2010 (ICPSR 34791). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Available: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NAHDAP/studies/34792 [May 2016].

TABLE C-7 Health Behavior in School-Age Children: Bullying and Cyberbullying Frequency for Children Who Bully, 2009-2010 School Year

NOTE: Being bullied is defined as when another student, or a group of students, say or do nasty or unpleasant things to him or her. It is also bullying when a student is teased repeatedly in a way he or she does not like or when they are deliberately left out of things. But it is NOT BULLYING when two students of about the same strength or power argue or fight. It is also not bullying when a student is teased in a friendly and playful way.

SOURCE: Data from Iannotti, R.J. (2010). Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC), 2009-2010 (ICPSR 34791). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Available: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NAHDAP/studies/34792 [May 2016]

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