Title: Bullying - Child Trends
Headings: Bullying
Bullying
Publication Date:
Trends in bullying
Differences by Gender
Differences by Age
Differences by Race and Hispanic Origin [1]
Other Estimates
State and Local Estimates
International Estimates
Data and Appendices
Data Sources
Raw Data Source
Appendix
Background
Definition
Endnotes
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Content: There were no significant changes in any type of bullying over these years. ( Figure 1) Other trend data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that, while bullying at school was generally steady between 2005 and 2011, it was much lower in 2013. Twenty-two percent of students, ages 12 through 18, reported being bullied at school in 2013, compared with 28 percent in 2005, 2009, and 2011. Due to changes in the questionnaire, comparable earlier data are not available. Differences by Gender
In 2014, males and females were equally likely to experience physical intimidation (e.g., being hit, slapped, or pushed), at 13 and 12 percent, respectively, as well as Internet or cell phone harassment (5 and 4 percent, respectively), within the past year. Females were more likely to be the targets of relational aggression (teasing or emotional bullying, 38 versus 33 percent, in the past year). ( Figure 2 ) However, in terms of lifetime exposure, females were more likely than males to have experienced all types of bullying. ( Appendix 1)
Differences by Age
The risk for bullying peaks at different ages for different types of bullying. In 2014, physical intimidation was most commonly reported by children under 10 years: its prevalence was 19 percent among children ages two to five, and 18 percent among children ages six to nine, compared with 9 percent among children ages 10 to 13, and 5 percent among children ages 14 to 17.