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Table 230.30. Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being the target of hate-related words and seeing hate-related graffiti at school during the school year, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1999 through 2015
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic 19991 20011 20031 20051 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hate-related words                                      
Total (†) 12.3 (0.46) 11.7 (0.47) 11.2 (0.50) 9.7 (0.43) 8.7 (0.52) 9.1 (0.48) 6.6 (0.40) 7.2   (0.43)
                                       
Sex                                      
Male (†) 12.8 (0.65) 12.0 (0.61) 11.7 (0.68) 9.9 (0.61) 8.5 (0.62) 9.0 (0.60) 6.6 (0.51) 7.8   (0.58)
Female (†) 11.7 (0.52) 11.3 (0.64) 10.7 (0.64) 9.6 (0.57) 8.9 (0.72) 9.1 (0.68) 6.7 (0.53) 6.7   (0.61)
                                       
Race/ethnicity2                                      
White (†) 12.1 (0.58) 10.9 (0.56) 10.3 (0.60) 8.9 (0.50) 7.2 (0.59) 8.3 (0.59) 5.3 (0.43) 6.3   (0.60)
Black (†) 13.9 (1.08) 14.2 (1.35) 15.1 (1.48) 11.4 (1.35) 11.1 (1.35) 10.7 (1.30) 7.8 (1.20) 9.4   (1.07)
Hispanic (†) 11.0 (1.15) 11.4 (0.96) 10.5 (1.15) 10.6 (1.18) 11.2 (1.13) 9.8 (0.98) 7.4 (0.84) 6.5   (0.78)
Asian (†) (†) (†) 10.9 (2.56) 11.1 (1.97) 10.7 (2.81) 9.0 (2.00) 10.3 (2.19) 10.8   (2.39)
Other (†) 13.6 (2.05) 14.1 (2.03) 14.2 (3.27) 10.6 (2.71) 10.0 (2.37) 10.4 (2.61) 11.2 (2.47) 11.4   (2.33)
                                       
Grade                                      
6th (†) 12.1 (1.26) 11.9 (1.31) 11.1 (1.58) 12.1 (1.54) 8.3 (1.39) 9.0 (1.43) 6.7 (1.33) 10.1   (1.58)
7th (†) 14.1 (1.13) 12.5 (1.04) 13.1 (1.16) 10.7 (1.02) 9.6 (1.22) 9.9 (1.02) 7.5 (0.89) 7.0   (1.03)
8th (†) 13.0 (1.07) 12.8 (0.92) 11.2 (1.04) 11.0 (1.19) 10.9 (1.22) 8.4 (0.94) 7.4 (1.01) 9.2   (1.11)
9th (†) 12.1 (1.00) 13.5 (1.23) 12.8 (1.12) 10.9 (1.08) 8.0 (1.09) 10.2 (1.10) 6.6 (0.94) 7.4   (0.89)
10th (†) 13.1 (0.95) 11.6 (1.12) 10.9 (1.04) 9.0 (0.99) 9.7 (1.18) 9.6 (1.14) 6.4 (0.97) 6.5   (0.94)
11th (†) 12.7 (1.13) 8.3 (0.97) 9.0 (1.17) 8.6 (1.01) 8.4 (1.14) 8.7 (1.01) 7.5 (1.01) 6.0   (0.97)
12th (†) 7.9 (0.87) 10.8 (1.25) 9.7 (1.35) 6.0 (0.98) 5.8 (0.96) 7.5 (1.01) 4.1 (0.78) 5.4   (0.99)
                                       
Urbanicity3                                      
Urban (†) 11.9 (0.73) 13.2 (0.83) 12.2 (0.86) 9.7 (0.83) 9.9 (0.93) 8.0 (0.77) 7.2 (0.76) 6.5   (0.68)
Suburban (†) 12.4 (0.63) 10.7 (0.58) 9.4 (0.52) 9.3 (0.62) 8.3 (0.64) 9.8 (0.71) 6.6 (0.50) 8.3   (0.62)
Rural (†) 12.4 (1.11) 12.2 (1.35) 15.5 (1.74) 11.0 (1.07) 8.1 (1.37) 8.5 (1.00) 5.7 (0.80) 4.9   (0.85)
                                       
Control of school                                      
Public (†) 12.7 (0.51) 11.9 (0.49) 11.6 (0.53) 10.1 (0.46) 8.9 (0.54) 9.3 (0.50) 6.6 (0.41) 7.6   (0.45)
Private (†) 8.2 (1.13) 9.7 (1.11) 6.8 (1.18) 6.1 (1.25) 6.6 (1.62) 6.9 (1.29) 6.7 (1.41) 2.8 ! (0.96)
                                       
Hate-related graffiti                                      
Total 36.3 (0.94) 35.5 (0.75) 36.3 (0.84) 38.4 (0.83) 34.9 (0.89) 29.2 (0.96) 28.4 (0.88) 24.6 (0.88) 27.2   (0.98)
                                       
Sex                                      
Male 33.8 (1.06) 34.9 (0.89) 35.0 (0.97) 37.7 (1.10) 34.4 (1.12) 29.0 (1.26) 28.6 (1.11) 24.1 (1.11) 26.3   (1.20)
Female 38.9 (1.14) 36.1 (0.92) 37.6 (1.06) 39.1 (0.93) 35.4 (1.12) 29.3 (1.09) 28.1 (1.07) 25.1 (1.05) 28.1   (1.25)
                                       
Race/ethnicity2                                      
White 36.4 (1.20) 36.2 (0.95) 35.2 (0.86) 38.5 (0.96) 35.5 (1.05) 28.3 (1.10) 28.2 (1.19) 23.7 (1.20) 28.6   (1.42)
Black 37.6 (1.71) 33.6 (1.52) 38.1 (1.95) 38.0 (2.29) 33.7 (2.37) 29.0 (2.44) 28.1 (1.90) 26.3 (2.10) 24.9   (1.92)
Hispanic 35.6 (1.46) 35.1 (1.87) 40.3 (2.24) 38.0 (1.78) 34.8 (1.76) 32.2 (1.61) 29.1 (1.33) 25.6 (1.52) 26.7   (1.48)
Asian (†) (†) (†) 34.5 (3.76) 28.2 (3.01) 31.2 (3.59) 29.9 (4.56) 20.8 (3.22) 17.5   (2.62)
Other 32.2 (2.53) 32.1 (2.82) 31.4 (2.83) 46.9 (4.68) 38.7 (3.44) 25.8 (4.20) 25.9 (3.79) 28.4 (3.52) 29.7   (4.22)
                                       
Grade                                      
6th 30.3 (1.82) 34.9 (1.88) 35.7 (1.83) 34.0 (2.24) 35.5 (2.30) 28.1 (2.26) 25.9 (2.13) 21.9 (1.77) 30.0   (2.36)
7th 34.9 (1.43) 34.9 (1.36) 37.2 (1.41) 37.0 (1.63) 32.3 (1.52) 27.9 (1.88) 26.0 (1.70) 21.7 (1.49) 24.7   (1.77)
8th 35.6 (1.51) 36.7 (1.40) 34.2 (1.53) 35.7 (1.61) 33.5 (1.81) 30.8 (1.80) 25.9 (1.55) 24.0 (1.80) 27.2   (2.05)
9th 39.2 (1.55) 35.7 (1.55) 37.0 (1.48) 41.6 (1.64) 34.5 (1.77) 28.1 (1.83) 28.7 (1.69) 27.2 (1.74) 28.2   (1.88)
10th 38.9 (1.77) 36.2 (1.49) 40.7 (1.67) 40.7 (1.83) 36.4 (1.69) 31.0 (2.03) 33.3 (1.78) 26.0 (1.58) 28.6   (1.85)
11th 37.0 (1.74) 36.1 (1.76) 36.6 (1.74) 40.2 (1.70) 35.3 (1.81) 27.4 (2.01) 32.1 (1.70) 25.8 (2.03) 26.2   (1.72)
12th 35.6 (2.04) 33.0 (1.79) 32.2 (1.78) 37.8 (2.34) 37.7 (2.03) 30.4 (2.00) 25.7 (1.51) 24.2 (1.91) 26.1   (1.97)
                                       
Urbanicity3                                      
Urban 37.0 (1.18) 35.7 (1.21) 38.6 (1.27) 40.9 (1.43) 34.4 (1.36) 31.1 (1.56) 27.5 (1.49) 27.8 (1.48) 26.4   (1.48)
Suburban 37.3 (1.12) 36.0 (0.87) 35.9 (1.16) 38.0 (1.02) 34.2 (1.03) 28.6 (1.15) 29.9 (1.08) 23.7 (1.11) 28.0   (1.09)
Rural 32.7 (2.60) 33.8 (2.56) 33.9 (1.97) 35.8 (2.40) 37.8 (3.06) 27.7 (2.43) 24.9 (2.25) 21.6 (2.71) 25.7   (3.50)
                                       
Control of school                                      
Public 38.0 (0.97) 37.3 (0.80) 37.9 (0.90) 40.0 (0.87) 36.4 (0.93) 30.7 (1.01) 29.7 (0.95) 25.6 (0.94) 28.3   (1.04)
Private 20.7 (1.85) 16.8 (1.34) 19.5 (1.75) 18.6 (1.97) 18.5 (2.07) 11.8 (1.93) 13.4 (1.56) 12.6 (1.74) 11.5   (1.82)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 In 2005 and prior years, the period covered by the survey question was “during the last 6 months,” whereas the period was “during this school year” beginning in 2007. Cognitive testing showed that estimates for earlier years are comparable to those for 2007 and later years.
2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. "Other" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians (prior to 2005), Pacific Islanders, and, from 2003 onward, persons of Two or more races. Due to changes in racial/ethnic categories, comparisons of race/ethnicity across years should be made with caution.
3 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined 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 in the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and, from 2001 onward, going to and from school. "Hate-related" refers to derogatory terms used by others in reference to students' personal characteristics.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 1999 through 2015. (This table was prepared August 2016.)

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