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Table 230.55. Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported having been electronically bullied during the previous 12 months, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2011 through 2019
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student characteristic 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total 16.2   (0.45) 14.8   (0.54) 15.5   (0.53) 14.9   (0.61) 15.7   (0.56)
Sex                              
Male 10.8   (0.60) 8.5   (0.45) 9.7   (0.68) 9.9   (0.37) 10.9   (0.69)
Female 22.1   (0.60) 21.0   (0.91) 21.7   (0.82) 19.7   (1.20) 20.4   (0.76)

Race/ethnicity
                             
White 18.6   (0.73) 16.9   (0.84) 18.4   (0.78) 17.3   (0.88) 18.6   (0.76)
Black 8.9   (0.68) 8.7   (0.78) 8.6   (0.97) 10.9   (1.01) 8.6   (0.65)
Hispanic 13.6   (0.80) 12.8   (0.98) 12.4   (0.97) 12.3   (0.40) 12.7   (0.84)
Asian 14.4   (2.45) 12.9   (1.70) 13.9   (2.42) 10.0   (1.49) 12.1   (1.16)
Pacific Islander 19.6   (5.25) 15.7   (3.46) 11.8 ! (4.27) 15.0   (2.75) 19.0 ! (6.58)
American Indian/Alaska Native 16.2   (1.56) 18.0   (4.38) 18.7   (3.67) 13.2   (3.79) 21.3 ! (6.78)
Two or more races 21.0   (2.16) 18.9   (1.94) 20.4   (2.43) 16.0   (2.21) 19.2   (2.00)

Sexual identity1
                             
Heterosexual ---   (†) ---   (†) 14.2   (0.56) 13.3   (0.49) 14.1   (0.60)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual ---   (†) ---   (†) 28.0   (2.06) 27.1   (2.04) 26.6   (1.67)
Not sure ---   (†) ---   (†) 22.5   (2.36) 22.0   (2.73) 19.4   (2.09)

Grade
                             
9th 15.5   (0.78) 16.1   (1.00) 16.5   (1.00) 16.7   (0.67) 16.5   (0.85)
10th 18.1   (0.90) 14.5   (1.00) 16.6   (0.96) 14.8   (0.75) 16.0   (0.86)
11th 16.0   (1.19) 14.9   (0.98) 14.7   (1.17) 14.2   (1.20) 14.4   (0.97)
12th 15.0   (0.89) 13.5   (0.67) 14.3   (0.85) 13.5   (1.10) 15.4   (0.98)
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Students were asked which of the following--"heterosexual (straight)," "gay or lesbian," "bisexual," or "not sure"--best described them.
NOTE: Electronic bullying includes "being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, or texting" for 2011 through 2015, and "being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media" for 2017 and 2019. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2011 through 2019. (This table was prepared September 2020.)

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