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Connecting Research, Policy and Practice

Dr. Jack Buckley NCES Commissioner

April 6, 2012

Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying:

Results from the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the

National Crime Victimization Survey

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About the Study

• National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

– School Crime Supplement (SCS)

• Bullying data since 1999

• Cyber-bullying data for 2007, 2009

• SCS Sample:

– 6,500 students

– Ages 12-18

– Grades 6-12

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Defining “Bullying”

• Made fun of you, called you names, or insulted you?

• Spread rumors about you?

• Threatened you with harm?

• Pushed you, shoved you, tripped you, or spit on you?

• Tried to make you do things that you did not want to do, for example, give them money or other things?

• Excluded you from activities on purpose?

• Destroyed your property on purpose?

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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied at School

2004-05

2006-07

2008-09

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports

of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web

Tables (NCES 2011-336).

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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 by Type of Bullying




Made fun of, called names, or insulted

Subject of rumors

Pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on

Threatened with harm

Excluded from activities on purpose

Tried to make them do something they did not want to do

Property destroyed on purpose

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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied, by Grade




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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied, by Gender




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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied, by Race/Ethnicity

•2005 data not available.

•SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports



(60%)

(15%)

(4%)

(2%)

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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied, by School Location




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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied, by School Type




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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 Bullied by Grade Level: 2009




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Where At School Does Bullying Occur Most Often?

In a hallway or stairwell

In a classroom

Outside on school grounds

In a bathroom/locker room

Cafeteria at school

School bus

Somewhere else at school




47.2%

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Victimization: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school also reported…

Being a victim of a crime




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Physical Fights and Weapons: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school also reported…

Having been in a physical fight at

school

Having brought a gun, knife, or

other potential weapon to school




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Fear and Avoidance: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school …

Feared that someone would attack or harm them at school or on

the way to/from school

Avoided a specific place at school




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Defining Cyber-Bullying

• Posted hurtful information about you on the Internet, for example, on a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace?

• Threatened or insulted you through email, instant messaging, and/or text messaging?

• Threatened or insulted you through online gaming, for example, while playing a game like Second Life or through Xbox?

• Purposefully excluded you from an online community, for example, a buddy list or friends list?

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6% of Students Ages 12-18 Cyber-Bullied in 2008-09

2008-09




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Percent of Students Ages 12-18 by Type of Cyber-Bullying

Unwanted contact via text messaging

Hurtful information on Internet

Unwanted contact via instant messaging

Unwanted contact via email

Purposeful exclusion from online community

Unwanted contact via online gaming




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Victimization and Cyber-Bullying: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied also reported…

Being a victim of a crime




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Physical Fights, Weapons and Cyber-Bullying: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied also reported…

Being engaged in a physical

fight at school

Having brought a gun, knife, or

other potential weapon to school




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Fear, Avoidance and Cyber-Bullying: 2008-09

A higher % of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied…

Avoided a specific place at school

Feared that someone would attack or harm them at school or on

the way to/from school

Skipped school during the 2008-2009 school year




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For more information, visit:

Crime and Safety Surveys Web Portal:

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crime/

NCES Crime and Safety Surveys contact:

Kathryn Chandler

Program Director

(202) 502-7486

[email protected]

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Questions?

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