Table 11.4. Percentage distribution of students ages 12–18 who reported being bullied at school and cyber-bullied anywhere by the frequency of bullying at school during the school year, percentage of students who notified an adult, and selected student or school characteristics: 2009

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Table 11.4.

Percentage distribution of students ages 12–18 who reported being bullied at school and cyber-bullied anywhere by the frequency of bullying at school during the school year, percentage of students who notified an adult, and selected student or school characteristics: 2009

Student or school characteristic	Bullying at school							Cyber-bullying anywhere¹
	Distribution of the frequency of bullying incidents						Adult notified²	Distribution of the frequency of bullying incidents							Adult notified²
	Once or twice in the school year	Once or twice a month	Once or twice a week		Almost every day		Adult notified²	Once or twice in the school year	Once or twice a month		Once or twice a week		Almost every day		Adult notified²
Total	67.2	18.7	7.8		6.3		36.3	67.4	16.6		10.4		5.6		31.5
Sex
Male	66.8	18.6	7.9		6.7		37.6	69.9	14.2		7.4	!	8.4	!	22.5
Female	67.5	18.9	7.7		6.0		35.0	65.6	18.3		12.4		3.7	!	37.8
Race/ethnicity³
White	66.9	19.2	8.7		5.2		33.3	67.6	18.1		12.3		‡		30.0
Black	71.9	15.0	4.7	!	8.4	!	42.0	‡	19.1	!	‡		‡		44.2
Hispanic	64.3	19.0	8.2		8.5		39.4	72.8	‡		‡		16.4	!	31.8
Asian	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
Other	‡	‡	‡		‡		48.8	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
Grade
6th	66.6	16.7	8.0		8.7		51.9	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
7th	65.6	16.2	9.0		9.2		52.2	52.5	15.6	!	17.7	!	14.2	!	38.0
8th	61.0	22.5	8.6		7.9		37.2	63.2	17.1		10.2	!	9.5	!	39.5
9th	69.4	19.2	8.3		3.1	!	35.5	76.6	19.5		‡		#		32.1
10th	68.8	20.6	4.8	!	5.7		21.1	65.5	17.2		11.0	!	‡		24.4
11th	64.7	19.0	11.9		4.4	!	28.6	68.2	15.9	!	15.8	!	#		27.9
12th	77.1	15.8	‡		‡		20.0	84.0	‡		‡		‡		21.5	!
Urbanicity⁴
Urban	65.4	18.4	7.0		9.2		40.9	65.1	15.5	!	7.3	!	12.1	!	32.3
Suburban	67.9	19.7	8.1		4.4		34.5	70.1	17.5		10.3		‡		27.1
Rural	67.5	16.2	8.2		8.1		34.7	61.5	15.2	!	15.7	!	‡		47.1
Sector
Public	67.4	18.3	7.9		6.3		36.1	66.7	17.1		10.6		5.6		32.1
Private	62.4	25.9	‡		5.9	!	38.8	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡

# 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.

²Teacher or other adult at school notified.

³Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, and, from 2003 onward, two or more races.

⁴ 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: "At school" includes the school building, on school property, on a school bus, or going to and from school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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, 2009.

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