Table 17.1. Percentage of students ages 12–18 who reported being afraid of attack or harm, by location and selected student and school characteristics: Various years, 1995

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Table 17.1.

Percentage of students ages 12–18 who reported being afraid of attack or harm, by location and selected student and school characteristics: Various years, 1995–2007

Student or school characteristic	At school								Away from school
Student or school characteristic	1995	1999	2001	2003	2005		2007¹		1995	1999	2001	2003	2005		2007¹
Total	11.8	7.3	6.4	6.1	6.4		5.3		—	5.7	4.6	5.4	5.2		3.5

Sex
Male	10.8	6.5	6.4	5.3	6.1		4.6		—	4.1	3.7	4.0	4.6		2.4
Female	12.8	8.2	6.4	6.9	6.7		6.0		—	7.4	5.6	6.8	5.8		4.5

Race/ethnicity²
White	8.1	5.0	4.9	4.1	4.6		4.2		—	4.3	3.7	3.8	4.2		2.5
Black	20.3	13.5	8.9	10.7	9.2		8.6		—	8.7	6.3	10.0	7.3		4.9
Hispanic	20.9	11.7	10.6	9.5	10.3		7.1		—	8.9	6.5	7.4	6.2		5.9
Asian	—	—	—	—	6.2	!	2.3	!	—	—	—	—	7.4		‡
Other	13.5	6.7	6.4	5.0	5.7		3.3	!	—	5.4	6.6	3.9	3.1	!	‡

Grade
6th	14.3	10.9	10.6	10.0	9.5		9.9		—	7.8	6.3	6.8	5.6		5.9
7th	15.3	9.5	9.2	8.2	9.1		6.7		—	6.1	5.5	6.7	7.5		3.0
8th	13.0	8.1	7.6	6.3	7.1		4.6		—	5.5	4.4	5.3	5.0		3.6
9th	11.6	7.1	5.5	6.3	5.9		5.5		—	4.6	4.5	4.3	3.8		4.0
10th	11.0	7.1	5.0	4.4	5.5		5.2		—	4.8	4.2	5.3	4.7		3.0
11th	8.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6		3.1		—	5.9	4.7	4.7	4.2		2.3
12th	7.8	4.8	2.9	3.7	3.3		3.1		—	6.1	3.3	4.9	5.4		3.2

Urbanicity
Urban	18.4	11.6	9.7	9.5	10.5		‡		—	9.1	7.4	8.1	6.7		‡
Suburban	9.8	6.2	4.8	4.8	4.7		‡		—	5.0	3.8	4.4	4.6		‡
Rural	8.6	4.8	6.0	4.7	5.1		‡		—	3.0	3.0	4.0	4.7		‡

Sector
Public	12.2	7.7	6.6	6.4	6.6		5.5		—	5.8	4.6	5.4	5.2		3.6
Private	7.3	3.6	4.6	3.0	3.8		2.5	!	—	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.9		2.1	!
— Not available.
! Interpret data with caution.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ In 2007, the reference period was the school year, whereas in prior survey years the reference period was the previous 6 months. Cognitive testing showed that estimates from 2007 are comparable to previous years.
² Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian (prior to 2005), Pacific Islander, and, from 2003 onward, more than one race. Due to changes in racial/ethnic categories, comparisons of race/ethnicity across years should be made with caution.
NOTE: Data for 2005 have been revised from previously published figures. "At school" includes the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and, from 2001 onward, going to and from school. For the 2001 survey, the wording was changed from "attack or harm" to "attack or threat of attack." Students were asked if they "never," "almost never," "sometimes," or "most of the time" feared attack or harm at school or away from school. Students responding "sometimes" or "most of the time" were considered fearful. Fear of attack away from school was not collected in 1995. In 2005 and 2007, the unit response rate for this survey did not meet NCES statistical standards; therefore, interpret the data with caution. Due to a redesign of the methods used to measure urbanicity, estimates for 2007 locales are not shown. For more information, please see appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, various years, 1995–2007.

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