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Table 230.60.Among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied during school during the school year, percentage reporting various frequencies of bullying and the notification of an adult at school, by selected student and school characteristics: School year 2021-22
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic Frequency of bullying Adult at
school was notified1
1 day in the school year 2 days in the school year 3 to 10 days in the school year More than 10 days in the school year
Total2 Once in the day Two or more times in the day3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
   Total  32.5   (1.93) 20.8   (1.75) 6.0   (0.87) 17.6   (1.61) 31.5   (2.02) 18.5   (1.61) 44.2   (2.04)

Sex





















  Male  34.3   (3.27) 24.5   (3.03) 4.1   (1.10) 15.4   (1.85) 32.9   (3.38) 17.3   (2.43) 43.7   (2.71)
  Female  31.0   (2.52) 17.8   (2.04) 7.5   (1.32) 19.3   (2.31) 30.3   (2.57) 19.4   (1.86) 44.5   (2.83)

Race/ethnicity





















  American Indian/Alaska Native    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
  Asian/Pacific Islander    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Asian    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Pacific Islander    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
  Black  44.3   (6.78) 27.0   (5.77)   (†) 12.5 ! (4.08) 24.4   (5.35) 18.7   (5.19) 52.0   (5.66)
  Hispanic  35.9   (4.54) 19.9   (3.78) 7.1   (1.93) 19.9   (3.62) 27.5   (3.97) 16.6   (2.93) 35.9   (4.35)
  White  28.8   (2.34) 20.9   (1.96) 4.4   (1.01) 17.5   (1.95) 34.1   (2.42) 19.6   (1.94) 44.2   (2.67)
  Two or more races  31.9   (8.30) 11.6 ! (5.04) 14.0 ! (5.41) 17.0   (5.08) 34.1   (8.95) 17.0 ! (6.11) 53.7   (8.41)

Grade





















  6th  30.9   (5.43) 22.1   (4.74) 5.1 ! (2.37) 21.1   (4.78) 28.3   (5.75) 19.7   (4.29) 61.7   (5.38)
  7th  30.2   (4.10) 14.1   (2.53) 11.4   (2.66) 14.8   (3.11) 33.2   (4.29) 21.8   (3.40) 57.0   (4.15)
  8th  27.7   (4.22) 16.9   (3.42) 4.4 ! (1.75) 18.3   (3.19) 29.2   (4.00) 24.7   (3.71) 39.2   (4.03)
  9th  33.7   (4.75) 22.5   (4.23) 5.6 ! (2.23) 15.5   (3.49) 33.3   (5.16) 17.5   (4.19) 36.5   (4.50)
  10th  39.7   (5.83) 23.1   (4.57) 6.9 ! (2.91) 16.2   (3.61) 28.8   (5.70) 15.3   (3.77) 37.0   (5.12)
  11th  37.6   (7.67) 37.0   (7.72)   (†) 15.5 ! (4.67) 35.8   (6.82) 11.1   (3.13) 40.7   (6.57)
  12th  33.5   (5.49) 22.5   (4.75)   (†) 23.5   (5.18) 33.8   (5.81) 9.1 ! (3.52) 32.2   (5.70)

School locale4





















  City  31.9   (3.77) 21.1   (3.67) 6.7   (1.85) 19.1   (2.78) 30.1   (3.17) 18.8   (2.93) 43.3   (4.15)
  Suburban 32.4   (3.24) 22.5   (3.13) 5.3   (1.44) 17.6   (2.63) 31.7   (3.25) 18.3   (2.64) 45.1   (3.28)
  Town 29.8   (5.36) 20.4   (4.17)   (†) 16.7   (4.35) 37.0   (8.17) 16.5   (4.68) 40.8   (4.49)
  Rural 31.1   (3.78) 17.5   (2.86) 5.4 ! (1.71) 17.2   (3.40) 31.2   (3.57) 20.5   (3.07) 45.0   (4.60)

Control of school4





















  Public  32.0   (2.02) 20.9   (1.86) 5.6   (0.93) 17.0   (1.64) 32.1   (2.15) 18.9   (1.74) 43.7   (2.25)
  Private  23.3 ! (8.10) 15.0 ! (7.00)   (†) 32.1   (8.56) 28.7   (6.69) 15.9 ! (5.81) 49.3   (8.63)
  
 Total indicating adult at
      school notified,1 by
      frequency of bullying 

35.9

 

(3.56)

33.3

 

(4.15)

59.2

 

(7.70)

40.0

 

(4.58)

46.8

 

(3.49)

59.4

 

(4.54)



(†)

Males indicating adult notified

30.4

 

(4.27)

29.9

 

(4.98)


 

(†)

37.2

 

(6.91)

50.6

 

(4.83)

62.2

 

(6.68)



(†)
Females indicating adult notified 40.8   (4.66) 36.9   (5.64) 67.3   (9.31) 41.7   (5.66) 43.5   (5.52) 57.4   (6.13) (†)
†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.
1Teacher or other adult at school notified.
2Includes students who reported being bullied 1 day in the school year but did not report how many times in the day the bullying occurred.
3Includes students who were bullied "two or more times" in the day and "too many times to count" in the day.
4Excludes students with missing information about the school characteristic.
NOTE: Excludes students who received any homeschooling education during the school year as well as students who only attended virtual public or private schools. "During school" includes in the school building, on school property, on the school bus, going to and from school, and using the phone, internet, or social media. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, 2022. (This table was prepared September 2023.)

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