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Table 1.  Percentage of students ages 12–18 who reported being bullied during school, and among those students, the percentage who reported being bullied with repetition and/or a power imbalance, by selected student characteristics: School year 2021–22
 
      Among students who reported being bullied during school,
percentage reporting they were:
Student characteristics Bullied   Bullied without
repetition or power imbalance		   Bullied with
repetition or power
imbalance (not both)		   Bullied with
repetition and
power imbalance		  
Total 19.2   10.1   22.9   66.6  
Sex                
Male 16.7   13.6   23.9   62.0  
Female 21.8   7.1   22.1   70.4  
Race/ethnicity1                
American Indian or Alaska Native ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Asian 9.0   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Black 17.0   16.1   30.5   53.2  
Hispanic or Latino 16.4   6.4   32.7   60.8  
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
White 21.6   10.0   19.4   70.0  
Two or more races 30.1   11.9 ! 11.4 ! 76.3  
Grade2                
6th 26.9   11.7   26.8   61.5  
7th 26.3   7.9   18.7   73.4  
8th 25.1   10.3   19.1   69.3  
9th 17.7   9.1 ! 24.6   65.4  
10th 15.8   10.6 ! 28.7   60.6  
11th 10.4   13.2 ! 26.1   60.7  
12th 14.8   10.1 ! 22.4   67.4  
Household income3                
Less than $25,000 19.6   7.7 ! 23.3   68.9  
$25,000–49,999 22.3   6.4 ! 23.7   69.3  
$50,000–99,999 17.9   10.4   22.7   66.8  
$100,000–149,999 17.1   12.3   18.8   68.2  
$150,000 or more 19.5   13.2   25.1   61.4  
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30–50 percent of the estimate's value.
‡ 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 Students of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the "Hispanic or Latino" category regardless of race and are not included in the race categories. “Black” includes African American.
2 The School Crime Supplement sample includes students ages 12–18 and, therefore, might not be representative of students in 6th grade, who are commonly 11–12 years old. Comparisons between students in 6th grade and those in other grades should be made with caution.
3 Income categories presented here approximate the income categories reported by Census. The median household income in 2021 was $70,784 (Current Population Survey, 2021 and 2022 Annual Social and Economic Supplement [CPS ASEC], https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2022/comm/median-household-income.html)
NOTE: Data include only students who reported being enrolled in grades 6–12 and not receiving any of their education through homeschooling during the school year. "Bullied" includes students who reported that another student made fun of them, called them names, or insulted them in a hurtful way; spread rumors about them or tried to make others dislike them; purposely shared their private information, photos, or videos in a hurtful way; threatened them with harm; pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on them; tried to make them do things they did not want to do, for example, giving them money or other things; excluded them from activities, social media, or other communications on purpose to hurt them; or destroyed their property on purpose. “During school” includes interactions in the school building; on school property; on the school bus; going to and from school; and using the phone, internet, or social media during the 2021–22 school year. “Repetition” includes students who reported being bullied more than one day or more than once in a day, as well as students who thought the bullying would happen again. “Power imbalance” includes students who reported being bullied by someone who had more power or strength (e.g., someone bigger, more popular, with more money, more influence, or more power in any other way) as well as students who reported being bullied by multiple students acting as a team or acting both alone and as a team. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding and/or missing data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2022.

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