Table 230.50.

Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year and, among bullied students, percentage who reported being bullied in various locations, by selected student and school characteristics: 2017

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic	Total bullied at school			Among students who were bullied, percent by location1
				Inside classroom			In hallway or stairwell			In bathroom or locker room			Cafeteria			Somewhere else in school building			Outside on school grounds			On school bus			Online or by text
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10
Total	20.2		(0.71)	42.1		(1.40)	43.4		(1.77)	12.1		(1.27)	26.8		(1.60)	2.1		(0.47)	21.9		(1.52)	8.0		(0.92)	15.3		(1.15)
Sex
Male	16.7		(0.87)	40.9		(2.48)	43.1		(2.71)	13.5		(1.86)	26.4		(2.26)	2.4	!	(0.97)	23.1		(2.46)	8.5		(1.42)	6.8		(1.15)
Female	23.8		(1.01)	43.1		(1.85)	43.6		(2.25)	11.1		(1.56)	27.0		(2.09)	1.9		(0.51)	20.9		(1.74)	7.6		(1.19)	21.4		(1.90)
Race/ethnicity
White	22.8		(1.02)	43.4		(1.95)	41.2		(2.17)	11.9		(1.62)	26.2		(1.67)	1.8	!	(0.54)	20.6		(1.90)	8.7		(1.23)	17.4		(1.73)
Black	22.9		(1.98)	46.2		(4.32)	45.3		(5.23)	13.6		(3.59)	25.6		(4.29)	5.5	!	(2.36)	25.6		(4.22)	10.5		(2.98)	12.1		(3.06)
Hispanic	15.7		(1.12)	35.8		(2.94)	44.8		(3.71)	9.8		(2.02)	24.7		(3.38)	‡		(†)	23.9		(2.96)	2.7		(0.78)	12.8		(2.37)
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.3		(1.54)	23.8	!	(8.66)	65.4		(9.11)	‡		(†)	36.4		(10.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	12.0	!	(5.63)
Asian	7.3		(1.56)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	27.2		(5.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	23.2		(3.03)	42.5		(7.15)	52.3		(7.78)	21.1	!	(6.48)	42.7		(9.54)	‡		(†)	21.4	!	(7.29)	15.0	!	(6.72)	11.0	!	(3.94)
Grade
6th	29.5		(2.79)	47.2		(5.10)	47.9		(4.82)	10.8	!	(3.81)	28.6		(4.85)	‡		(†)	30.2		(4.47)	8.9		(2.35)	6.7	!	(2.28)
7th	24.4		(1.60)	44.5		(3.38)	43.0		(3.22)	13.1		(2.85)	33.4		(4.13)	0.6	!	(0.22)	21.4		(3.05)	7.7		(1.83)	13.1		(2.85)
8th	25.3		(1.69)	40.8		(3.56)	39.9		(3.84)	12.2		(2.80)	22.2		(2.83)	‡		(†)	18.5		(2.86)	8.3		(2.00)	12.5		(2.53)
9th	19.3		(1.52)	41.4		(3.98)	40.2		(4.04)	15.8		(3.23)	28.2		(4.11)	‡		(†)	19.9		(3.62)	8.3		(2.43)	19.7		(3.59)
10th	18.9		(1.67)	39.1		(4.17)	41.5		(4.47)	12.6		(2.96)	25.3		(3.44)	‡		(†)	25.5		(4.35)	8.3	!	(2.51)	22.0		(3.47)
11th	14.7		(1.45)	42.6		(5.06)	51.6		(5.35)	7.5	!	(2.75)	28.0		(4.99)	‡		(†)	17.6		(3.35)	8.8	!	(3.23)	22.3		(4.37)
12th	12.2		(1.34)	38.9		(5.58)	44.5		(5.34)	10.0	!	(3.25)	19.2		(4.18)	‡		(†)	21.3		(5.16)	4.7	!	(1.54)	11.5		(3.31)
Urbanicity2
Urban	18.3		(1.32)	40.3		(3.09)	46.0		(3.31)	10.7		(2.43)	24.9		(3.34)	3.3	!	(1.46)	24.1		(3.27)	6.8		(1.64)	14.1		(2.21)
Suburban	19.7		(0.80)	42.3		(1.81)	42.2		(2.29)	12.1		(1.54)	29.6		(2.01)	1.4	!	(0.52)	18.5		(1.60)	9.2		(1.21)	16.0		(1.51)
Rural	26.7		(2.13)	44.3		(4.34)	43.0		(4.92)	13.9		(3.27)	21.1		(3.20)	2.4	!	(0.71)	28.5		(4.30)	6.1	!	(1.97)	14.6		(3.10)
Control of school
Public	20.6		(0.73)	42.0		(1.55)	43.1		(1.94)	11.3		(1.21)	26.9		(1.68)	1.9		(0.38)	22.0		(1.52)	8.0		(0.96)	15.4		(1.20)
Private	16.0		(2.39)	46.2		(7.26)	45.3		(7.02)	24.8		(6.34)	25.6		(6.10)	‡		(†)	21.2	!	(7.07)	8.4	!	(4.17)	14.0	!	(5.16)

†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 Includes only students who indicated the location of bullying. Excludes students who indicated that they were bullied but did not answer the question about where the bullying occurred.

2 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 going to and from school. Students who reported being bullied at school were also asked whether the bullying occurred "online or by text." Location totals may sum to more than 100 percent because students could have been bullied in more than one location. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017. (This table was prepared October 2018.)