This statistic presents the frequency which students in the United States were cyber bullied. During the school year 2012-13, 15 percent of cyber bullied students between the ages of 12 and 18 years were harassed and bullied online once or twice a month. Cyber bullying includes unwanted contact by threatening or insulting the respondent via digital communications as well as sharing private information online.
Distribution of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by frequency
Share of cyber bullied students
Once or twice in the school year
73.2%
Once or twice a month
15%
Once or twice a week
7.9%
Almost every day
3.8%
Share of bullying incidents about which an adult was notified
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US Department of Education, & NCES. (April 30, 2015). Distribution of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290936/cyber-bullying-frequency-of-bullying-us-students/
US Department of Education, und NCES. "Distribution of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by frequency." Chart. April 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290936/cyber-bullying-frequency-of-bullying-us-students/
US Department of Education, NCES. (2015). Distribution of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290936/cyber-bullying-frequency-of-bullying-us-students/
US Department of Education, and NCES. "Distribution of U.S. Students Who Were Cyber Bullied as of School Year 2012-2013, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290936/cyber-bullying-frequency-of-bullying-us-students/
US Department of Education & NCES, Distribution of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290936/cyber-bullying-frequency-of-bullying-us-students/ (last visited August 04, 2020)
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