| # Rounds to zero. |
| ! Interpret data with caution.The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. |
| 1 "Cyber-bullying" includes students who responded that another student posted hurtful information about the respondent on the Internet; students who responded that another student harassed the respondent via instant messaging; students who responded that another student harassed the respondent via Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging; students who responded that another student harassed the respondent via e-mail; students who responded that another student harassed the respondent while gaming; and students who responded that they were excluded on-line. |
| 2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, and two or more races. |
| 3 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent’s household as defined in 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include "central city of an MSA (Urban)," "in MSA but not in central city (Suburban)," and "not MSA (Rural)." |
| NOTE: Bullying types do not sum to total because students could have experienced more than one type of bullying. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2009. |
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