Table 230.45.

Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, by type of bullying and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 2005 through 2019

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year and student or school characteristic	Total bullied at school1			Type of bullying
				Made fun of, called names, or insulted			Subject of rumors			Threatened with harm			Tried to make do things did not want to do			Excluded from activities on purpose			Property destroyed on purpose			Pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9
20052	28.5		(0.70)	18.9		(0.58)	14.9		(0.54)	4.9		(0.32)	3.5		(0.27)	4.6		(0.30)	3.5		(0.29)	9.2		(0.46)
2007	31.7		(0.74)	21.0		(0.62)	18.1		(0.61)	5.8		(0.35)	4.1		(0.27)	5.2		(0.30)	4.2		(0.28)	11.0		(0.42)
2009	28.0		(0.83)	18.8		(0.65)	16.5		(0.66)	5.7		(0.34)	3.6		(0.28)	4.7		(0.34)	3.3		(0.28)	9.0		(0.48)
2011	27.8		(0.76)	17.6		(0.62)	18.3		(0.61)	5.0		(0.30)	3.3		(0.26)	5.6		(0.34)	2.8		(0.23)	7.9		(0.38)
2013	21.5		(0.66)	13.6		(0.51)	13.2		(0.50)	3.9		(0.27)	2.2		(0.21)	4.5		(0.30)	1.6		(0.20)	6.0		(0.39)
20153	20.8		(0.99)	13.3		(0.87)	12.3		(0.83)	3.9		(0.44)	2.5		(0.36)	5.0		(0.52)	1.8		(0.30)	5.1		(0.49)
2017	20.2		(0.71)	13.0		(0.56)	13.4		(0.59)	3.9		(0.32)	1.9		(0.23)	5.2		(0.39)	1.4		(0.16)	5.3		(0.37)
20194
Total	22.2		(0.85)	13.8		(0.66)	15.3		(0.79)	4.5		(0.41)	2.4		(0.31)	6.0		(0.51)	1.7		(0.26)	5.2		(0.43)
Sex
Male	19.1		(1.04)	11.8		(0.86)	11.9		(0.88)	4.7		(0.58)	2.5		(0.44)	3.7		(0.50)	1.8		(0.39)	6.2		(0.62)
Female	25.5		(1.18)	15.9		(0.93)	18.9		(1.12)	4.3		(0.51)	2.2		(0.40)	8.5		(0.78)	1.6		(0.32)	4.1		(0.59)
Race/ethnicity
White	24.6		(1.16)	16.6		(0.92)	16.6		(1.03)	5.0		(0.52)	2.2		(0.38)	7.1		(0.68)	1.8		(0.32)	5.0		(0.51)
Black	22.2		(2.48)	10.7		(1.95)	16.1		(2.02)	4.2		(1.15)	2.3	!	(0.93)	4.1	!	(1.33)	3.6	!	(1.19)	7.2		(1.62)
Hispanic	18.0		(1.32)	10.5		(1.05)	12.8		(1.23)	4.2		(0.76)	2.4		(0.55)	5.4		(0.95)	1.1	!	(0.42)	3.9		(0.76)
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.7		(2.67)	9.7		(2.48)	9.5		(2.23)	‡		(†)	2.5	!	(1.26)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.6	!	(1.41)
Asian	13.5		(2.71)	9.3		(2.47)	9.4		(2.26)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.1	!	(1.31)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	37.1		(5.96)	19.0		(4.35)	23.2		(5.79)	6.6	!	(2.83)	‡		(†)	10.0	!	(3.23)	‡		(†)	11.4		(3.19)
Grade
6th	28.1		(2.68)	18.4		(2.20)	15.4		(2.16)	3.9		(1.01)	‡		(†)	7.0		(1.58)	2.0	!	(0.87)	8.2		(1.91)
7th	28.0		(2.36)	20.3		(2.17)	20.3		(2.13)	5.9		(1.06)	3.0	!	(0.95)	9.0		(1.71)	3.0		(0.79)	6.9		(1.16)
8th	26.7		(2.14)	17.4		(1.62)	18.9		(1.87)	6.5		(1.13)	3.6		(0.84)	7.6		(1.15)	2.1		(0.56)	8.3		(1.36)
9th	18.9		(1.95)	13.2		(1.74)	12.7		(1.67)	4.8		(1.04)	3.3		(0.95)	3.5		(0.86)	0.7	!	(0.28)	5.5		(1.21)
10th	18.7		(1.72)	10.7		(1.35)	11.0		(1.60)	3.9		(0.93)	2.0	!	(0.67)	4.5		(0.90)	‡		(†)	3.3		(0.78)
11th	21.7		(2.08)	9.5		(1.50)	17.0		(1.97)	4.2		(1.15)	1.3	!	(0.56)	5.5		(1.19)	3.4	!	(1.23)	2.1	!	(0.69)
12th	15.8		(1.90)	8.6		(1.36)	12.0		(1.67)	1.7	!	(0.64)	1.4	!	(0.61)	5.5		(0.97)	‡		(†)	2.8	!	(0.93)
School locale5
City	22.4		(1.80)	13.2		(1.39)	14.2		(1.36)	5.1		(0.86)	2.7		(0.69)	5.4		(0.87)	1.6		(0.43)	6.4		(0.98)
Suburban	20.5		(1.18)	12.3		(0.96)	14.8		(1.19)	3.5		(0.56)	2.3		(0.44)	5.2		(0.77)	1.6		(0.43)	3.5		(0.66)
Town	21.7		(2.37)	14.1		(1.98)	16.4		(2.37)	5.1		(1.36)	2.4	!	(0.92)	7.2		(1.46)	3.4	!	(1.38)	5.1		(1.40)
Rural	27.7		(1.89)	18.0		(1.48)	19.1		(1.89)	6.1		(1.06)	2.5	!	(0.75)	8.8		(1.32)	1.7	!	(0.52)	7.5		(1.12)
Control of school5
Public	22.7		(0.90)	14.3		(0.68)	15.5		(0.84)	4.8		(0.46)	2.5		(0.32)	6.1		(0.52)	1.8		(0.29)	5.5		(0.47)
Private	21.7		(3.86)	8.3		(2.26)	18.4		(3.61)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	8.1		(2.38)	‡		(†)	3.2	!	(1.32)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 In the total for students bullied at school, students who reported more than one type of bullying were counted only once.

2 In 2005 and prior years, the period covered by the survey question was “during the last 6 months,” but this was changed to “during this school year” beginning in 2007. Cognitive testing suggested that modifications to the reference period would not have a substantial impact on the survey responses.

3 The 2015 survey included a split sample design to compare two versions of an updated questionnaire on bullying that would provide data on repetition and power imbalance aligned with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s uniform definition of bullying. Half the sample received version 1, and the other half received version 2. Estimates in this table are based on the 50 percent of the sample who received version 1 of the questionnaire. For more information, see Split-Half Administration of the 2015 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey Methodology Report (NCES 2017-004).

4 The 2019 survey included a split sample design to compare two versions of an updated questionnaire on bullying. Approximately 60 percent of the sample received version 1, which was consistent with prior years; the remaining 40 percent received version 2, which included changes such as removing the word “bullying.” Estimates in this table are based on the 60 percent of the sample who received version 1 of the questionnaire. For more information, see Methodology Report: Split-Half Administration of the 2019 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES 2021-016).

5 Excludes students with missing information about the school characteristic.

NOTE: "At school" includes in the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and going to and from school. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, selected years, 2005 through 2019. (This table was prepared December 2020.)