Table 230.60.

Among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school or cyber-bullied anywhere during the school year, percentage reporting various frequencies of bullying and the notification of an adult at school, by selected student and school characteristics: 2013 and 2015

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic	Among students who reported being bullied at school														Among students who reported being cyber-bullied anywhere1
	Frequency of bullying											Adult at school was notified2			Frequency of cyber-bullying												Adult at school was notified2
	Once or twice in the school year		Once or twice a month			Once or twice a week			Almost every day						Once or twice in the school year			Once or twice a month			Once or twice a week			Almost every day
1	2		3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11
2013
Total	67.3	(1.53)	19.4		(1.32)	7.6		(0.78)	5.7		(0.71)	38.9		(1.45)	73.2		(2.72)	15.0		(2.08)	7.9		(1.46)	3.8		(1.05)	23.3		(2.55)
Sex
Male	68.0	(2.19)	19.2		(1.98)	7.4		(1.09)	5.5		(1.01)	38.5		(2.01)	75.2		(3.80)	9.3		(2.62)	8.1		(2.24)	7.4	!	(2.23)	10.5		(2.53)
Female	66.6	(2.13)	19.6		(1.89)	7.8		(1.11)	6.0		(0.94)	39.3		(2.20)	71.9		(3.40)	18.8		(2.90)	7.9		(1.82)	‡		(†)	31.6		(3.54)
Race/ethnicity3
White	64.6	(2.04)	20.6		(1.70)	9.1		(1.20)	5.7		(0.87)	40.5		(2.04)	76.9		(3.27)	15.2		(2.80)	4.6	!	(1.53)	3.3	!	(1.23)	24.4		(3.08)
Black	70.2	(3.93)	18.0		(3.40)	5.6	!	(2.07)	6.2	!	(2.13)	40.0		(3.44)	68.2		(7.99)	18.9	!	(6.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	24.5	!	(10.44)
Hispanic	73.8	(3.24)	17.9		(2.88)	4.4		(1.30)	4.0	!	(1.26)	37.5		(3.15)	73.5		(6.28)	8.9	!	(3.78)	12.5	!	(4.48)	‡		(†)	23.7		(4.92)
Asian	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Other	66.9	(7.42)	15.2	!	(5.49)	‡		(†)	12.8	!	(5.30)	36.8		(6.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Grade
6th	62.4	(4.19)	22.7		(3.64)	6.5	!	(2.00)	8.4	!	(3.10)	58.3		(4.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
7th	63.8	(2.92)	17.3		(2.60)	11.4		(2.18)	7.5		(1.69)	52.3		(3.53)	65.5		(6.74)	24.9		(6.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	28.0		(5.87)
8th	64.0	(3.74)	19.1		(3.05)	7.9		(2.12)	9.1		(2.30)	38.1		(3.82)	70.5		(6.04)	17.1	!	(5.69)	8.6	!	(3.16)	‡		(†)	30.4		(6.05)
9th	67.4	(3.49)	24.7		(3.48)	3.7	!	(1.41)	4.2	!	(1.59)	35.2		(3.89)	79.6		(5.43)	7.7	!	(3.68)	9.2	!	(3.89)	‡		(†)	12.4	!	(4.90)
10th	65.6	(4.11)	21.5		(3.56)	7.8		(2.29)	5.0	!	(1.79)	34.6		(3.84)	73.8		(5.76)	16.7	!	(5.09)	6.7	!	(3.30)	‡		(†)	23.9		(5.47)
11th	75.8	(3.60)	12.9		(2.83)	8.2		(2.09)	3.2	!	(1.41)	25.8		(3.37)	71.4		(7.36)	14.2	!	(5.62)	12.3	!	(5.36)	‡		(†)	26.7		(6.87)
12th	75.2	(5.35)	17.4		(4.42)	6.1	!	(2.63)	‡		(†)	22.4		(4.32)	74.6		(7.15)	13.3	!	(5.46)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	21.0	!	(6.70)
Urbanicity4
Urban	71.8	(2.86)	14.9		(2.21)	7.0		(1.36)	6.3		(1.46)	36.6		(2.64)	68.4		(4.76)	15.1		(3.76)	11.9		(3.17)	4.6	!	(1.99)	21.7		(4.81)
Suburban	67.0	(1.94)	20.6		(1.64)	7.1		(1.09)	5.2		(0.85)	40.7		(2.01)	77.9		(3.29)	13.2		(2.67)	5.0	!	(1.59)	3.9	!	(1.48)	24.1		(3.25)
Rural	59.7	(4.96)	23.4		(3.83)	10.2		(2.51)	6.6		(1.66)	36.9		(4.03)	65.2		(8.87)	22.2		(5.79)	10.8	!	(4.91)	‡		(†)	24.1		(5.37)
Control of school5
Public	67.2	(1.63)	19.7		(1.40)	7.4		(0.81)	5.7		(0.74)	38.9		(1.48)	72.0		(2.78)	16.1		(2.20)	7.8		(1.48)	4.1		(1.13)	22.5		(2.61)
Private	67.9	(5.01)	16.7		(3.74)	9.6	!	(2.96)	5.8	!	(2.09)	39.5		(5.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Total indicating adult at       school notified,2 by       frequency of bullying	36.9	(1.86)	38.3		(3.29)	55.0		(5.81)	50.0		(6.95)	†		(†)	20.2		(2.57)	21.6		(6.11)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	†		(†)
Males indicating adult notified	39.4	(2.55)	31.8		(4.54)	45.9		(9.12)	‡		(†)	†		(†)	8.6	!	(2.75)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	†		(†)
Females indicating adult notified	34.7	(2.64)	43.8		(4.83)	62.5		(7.39)	43.7		(8.65)	†		(†)	28.2		(4.02)	28.6		(7.67)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	†		(†)
20156
Total	66.8	(2.27)	19.3		(1.75)	9.6		(1.36)	4.2		(0.93)	43.1		(2.53)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Sex
Male	63.8	(3.78)	20.7		(2.87)	11.4		(2.27)	4.2	!	(1.31)	40.5		(3.59)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Female	69.4	(2.76)	18.2		(2.44)	8.1		(1.59)	4.3		(1.24)	45.3		(3.27)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Race/ethnicity3
White	64.3	(2.98)	24.9		(2.50)	6.5		(1.68)	4.3		(1.22)	43.1		(3.41)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Black	71.0	(5.49)	12.3	!	(4.44)	16.7		(4.45)	‡		(†)	45.4		(7.15)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Hispanic	71.9	(4.92)	11.2	!	(3.73)	10.9		(2.57)	5.9	!	(2.40)	42.5		(5.10)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Asian	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Other	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Grade
6th	48.9	(6.47)	25.4		(5.43)	17.6		(4.75)	8.1	!	(3.60)	60.3		(5.67)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
7th	59.2	(5.63)	25.8		(5.07)	9.5	!	(3.28)	5.6	!	(2.28)	56.9		(6.00)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
8th	64.2	(5.65)	13.5		(4.02)	18.5		(4.56)	‡		(†)	48.2		(6.40)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
9th	72.8	(5.12)	18.2		(4.12)	7.5	!	(3.30)	‡		(†)	35.6		(6.36)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
10th	76.1	(5.62)	16.9	!	(5.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.6		(5.77)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
11th	73.2	(5.92)	18.4	!	(5.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.4		(6.66)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
12th	78.2	(6.10)	16.0	!	(5.73)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	26.1		(7.32)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Urbanicity4
Urban	65.3	(4.00)	13.5		(2.98)	14.6		(2.67)	6.5		(1.91)	48.4		(4.56)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Suburban	67.3	(3.20)	22.1		(2.62)	8.1		(1.90)	2.6	!	(0.91)	39.4		(3.27)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Rural	68.4	(5.61)	21.5		(4.97)	‡		(†)	5.9	!	(2.77)	46.3		(5.55)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Control of school5
Public	67.3	(2.38)	18.8		(1.81)	9.7		(1.41)	4.3		(0.96)	42.4		(2.57)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Private	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Total indicating adult at       school notified,2 by       frequency of bullying	37.3	(3.20)	50.0		(5.64)	62.7		(7.29)	‡		(†)	†		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Males indicating adult notified	32.3	(4.27)	52.9		(7.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	†		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Females indicating adult notified	41.1	(3.86)	47.2		(7.39)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	†		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡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 who reported being cyber-bullied are those who responded that another student had done one or more of the following: posted hurtful information about them on the Internet; purposely shared private information about them on the Internet; threatened or insulted them through instant messaging; threatened or insulted them through text messaging; threatened or insulted them through e-mail; threatened or insulted them while gaming; or excluded them online.

2 Teacher or other adult at school notified.

3 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. "Other" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders, and persons of Two or more races.

4 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)."

5 Control of school as reported by the respondent. These data differ from those based on a matching of the respondent-reported school name to the Common Core of Data's Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey or the Private School Survey, as reported in Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results from the 2013 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

6 Data on cyber-bullying anywhere were not collected in 2015. However, students who reported being bullied at school in 2015 were asked whether any of the bullying occurred "online or by text."

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

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2013 and 2015. (This table was prepared August 2016.)