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Table 8.  Among students ages 12–18 who reported being bullied during school, percentage who reported negative effects in various aspects of their lives and whether an adult was notified about the bullying, by bullying location and other bullying components: School year 2021–22
  Students reporting a negative effect1 on:            
Bullying location and other bullying components School work   Relationships with family and friends   Feelings about self   Physical health   Avoided a
location or
activity at
school2		   Stayed home from school3   Adult was notified  
Total 19.7   18.5   27.8   13.4   25.9   7.8   44.2  
Bullying location4                            
Bullied in person only 18.8   15.6   24.1   11.7   24.4   7.0   44.4  
Bullied online or by text only 15.3 ! 32.4   31.7   14.5 ! 18.3   ‡   31.2  
Bullied in person and online or by text 29.7   29.4   48.4   24.2   38.1   13.4   51.6  
Repetition and power imbalances5,6                            
Bullied without repetition or power imbalance ‡   ‡   ‡   #   ‡   ‡   31.8  
Bullied with either repetition or power imbalance (not both) 6.2   8.5   10.9   4.1 ! 14.3   ‡   35.4  
Bullied with both repetition and power imbalance 27.1   24.4   37.3   18.9   33.1   10.9   49.1  
Number of people bullying                            
Only one person 13.1   12.6   19.6   7.6   16.4   4.8   37.5  
Multiple people7 27.4   24.8   36.6   20.0   35.5   10.4   51.4  
Multiple people acting alone 8.5 ! 14.5   27.5   15.1   28.1   6.6 ! 43.6  
Multiple people acting as a team 29.1   27.2   34.4   20.1   33.9   11.8   55.0  
Multiple people sometimes acting alone and sometimes acting as a team 36.3   30.2   44.6   24.6   43.2   11.8   52.5  
# Rounds to zero.
! 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 Includes students who reported being negatively affected by bullying “somewhat” or “a lot” in various aspects of their lives, such as school work. Affected aspects may sum to more than total because students could have experienced negative effects in more than one aspect of their lives.
2 Includes any respondent who responded “yes” to one of the following because they feared attack or harm: (1) “Did you stay away from the following places: Shortest route to school, the entrance into the school, any hallways or stairs in school, parts of the school cafeteria or lunchroom, any school restrooms, any other places inside the school building, school parking lot, other places on school grounds, school bus or bus stop?”, (2) “Did you ever skip any virtual classes because you were afraid other students would do things that make you feel bad or are hurtful to you?“, (3) “Did you avoid any activities at your school because you thought someone might attack or harm you?”, (4) “Did you stay home from school because you thought someone might attack or harm you?“ and (5) “Did you avoid any classes because you thought someone might attack or harm you?“
3 Includes those who responded “yes” to “Did you stay home from school because you thought someone might attack or harm you in the school building, on school property, on a school bus, or going to or from school?“
4 Students who reported being bullied "Somewhere else" but not "Online or by text" are included in the estimates for those bullied "In-person only."
5 “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.
6 “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.
7 Respondents who indicated being bullied by multiple people and responded "don't know" when asked whether those people acted "alone, together as a team, or both" are not reported due to small sample size.
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. Estimates are based on the 19.2 percent of students who reported being bullied. "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. 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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